Punjab Government Schools to Reopen โSeptember 9 Following Flood Assessments
Chandigarh – Classes will resume for students at all government schools in Punjab on Tuesday, September 9,โฃ Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains announced today. Schools across the state have been closed as August 27 due to heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding.
Bains stated the decision to reopen came after aโ review โขof the flood situation. While students return onโค September 9, teachers are scheduled to โคreport to schools on โMonday, September 8, to conductโ thorough inspections of buildings and oversee โขcleaning efforts. Theseโฃ efforts will be supported by local panchayats, municipal councils,โค and corporations. Any issues identified must be instantly reported to the โdistrict’s Deputy โขCommissioner โand the Engineering Department.
Private schools are permitted to reopen for โstudents on September 8, contingent upon guaranteeing student safety and โconfirming building integrity.
According to a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Minister Bains, “All government, private, and aided schools, colleges, and โขuniversities โขin the state will reopen as usual from tomorrow (Monday). If any schoolโ or college is affected by floods, theโ decision to close it will be made by the respective โฃdistrict’s Deputy Commissioner.”