UT govt schools to remain closed

CHANDIGARH : The UT education department on Friday decided that government and government-aided schools in Chandigarh will remain closed till further orders.

The decision for the extension in summer break was taken just two days before the schools were to resume operations on June 7 after remaining closed for over two months in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Director school education Rubinderjit Singh Brar said: “The schools will remain closed till further orders. As per the MHA guidelines, we cannot open the schools in June.”