Hindustan Times ST (Jaipur)

-Day in schools, colleges: Select ttendance, stricter protocols

- Orresponde­nt

Government and ary schools in the state invited their staff and e students to come to ol for the Independen­ce event on Sunday. he programme in these tutions will be held in rdance with the governt’s directives keeping in d the occasion and panic protocols. ala Mehra, principal, rner College and secretary naided Private School ciation (UPSA), which has a 1,000 member schools, “We have planned to celee the joyous and proud sion at our school. The hoisting ceremony will place in the presence of members and some senior ents. Other private schools also planned similar activ” hools had sought consent from the parents of students who will come to school for the I-day event.

HN Upadhyay, principal MD Shukla Inter College, an aided school of UP Board, said, “Close to 50 students of the senior wing in our school will come for the I-day event. Along with them, most of our teaching and support staff will attend the event.”

Similar arrangemen­ts will also be held at government schools across the state according to directives issued by the education department.

While some students will be called for the event in secondary schools, only teaching staff will participat­e in the I-day event in primary schools. The I-day event in schools will be followed by their re-opening for classes 9 to 12, across the state, from August 16.

Besides schools, colleges and universiti­es across the state will also hold the I-day event. “We will have a flag-hoisting ceremony in the morning, which will be attended by the vice-chancellor and other staff,” said Lucknow University spokesman Durgesh Srivastav. “Some students from the NCC (National Cadet Corps) and other department­s have also been invited to participat­e in the event.”

Both school and university management­s have made proper sanitisati­on and social distancing arrangemen­ts for the event.

“The area where the I-day event will be held will be sanitised properly before the start of the event. Participan­ts have been asked to strictly wear a mask all the time during the event and follow Covid-19 protocols like social distancing,” said Srivastav. its 100 years has imparted education rooted in inspiratio­n, ethics, and intellectu­al inquisitiv­eness. Today the Faculty presents numerous scientific achievemen­ts of internatio­nal significan­ce. The students have been provided a slew of opportunit­ies and in the current evaluation of the scientific performanc­e of institutio­ns, our Faculty of Science is among the top in the Country”, said Prof Mansoor.

 ?? ANI ?? A vendor sells Indian flags near the Samta Mulak crossing in Lucknow ahead of 75th Independen­ce day celebratio­n, on Friday.
ANI A vendor sells Indian flags near the Samta Mulak crossing in Lucknow ahead of 75th Independen­ce day celebratio­n, on Friday.
 ?? ANI ?? Vidhan Bhawan illuminate­d ahead of the 75th Independen­ce Day, in Lucknow on Friday.
ANI Vidhan Bhawan illuminate­d ahead of the 75th Independen­ce Day, in Lucknow on Friday.

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