The Delhi government announced on Sunday that all public, aided, and private schools in the flood-affected parts of the capital city will stay closed to students through Tuesday, while classes will resume as usual in all other districts of the DoE on Monday.
The government announced that all schools in the national capital’s flood-affected districts will be closed to students on Monday and Tuesday because flood relief camps are expected to stay set up at schools in certain neighbourhoods along the Yamuna River.
The statement read, “All schools (Government, Govt. Aided & Private Recognised) in the affected Districts of DoE – East, North East, North West-A, North, Central & South East – shall remain closed for students on July 17th & 18, 2023 (i.e. Monday & Tuesday).”
The government mandated that all school administrators in the aforementioned Directorate of Education (DoE) districts inform parents of this requirement as soon as possible, preferably on Sunday. Additionally, the statement said that colleges can set up online courses when it is practical.
The circular further stated that starting on Monday, all officially acknowledged public, nonprofit, and private schools in the remaining DoE districts will remain open. The remaining seven DoE districts’ superintendents of education are free to administer their institutions physically or hybridly (i.e., offline or online), depending on the needs of their students.
“From Monday, July 17, 2023, all schools—public, private, and government-aided—in the remaining districts of the Department of Education—North West-B, West-A, West-B, South, South West-A, South West-B, and New Delhi—shall remain open. According to the convenience of their students, the Heads of Schools in these seven districts are free to operate in physical mode or hybrid mode (i.e., either offline or online), according to the circular.
The directive instructed the leaders of these schools to notify the parents of their choice in advance.
The water level in the Yamuna was reported at 206.02 metres at 8 am on Sunday as opposed to 207.58 metres yesterday morning, according to the Delhi Flood Control Department.
As the water level progressively recedes, it was reported that the situation with waterlogging in numerous low-lying parts of Delhi, especially on roadways from Kashmere Gate to Majnu Ka Tila, has eased today.
The Yamuna’s water level is expected to drop below the danger level within the next few hours, according to the officials. On July 10, around 5 o’clock, the Yamuna River in Delhi went above the 205.33-meter danger line.
Notably, on Saturday at 8 a.m., the Yamuna water level was measured at 207.58 metres. The Yamuna’s water level was 208.07 metres at 9 o’clock on Friday.
