West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Saturday at a
press conference that schools and colleges in the state would be closed
till June 10 on account of an extended lockdown for Covid-19 till April
30.
The West Bengal government is set to impose a total lockdown
in the state, including the 9-10 sensitive hotspots which have been
found to show a number of Coronavirus cases in the last three weeks. The
state government on Friday had said that it had identified 9-10
hotspots in the state, including one each in Kolkata and Howrah.
CM
Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday that the state is going to stand with
the centre and implement the lockdown extension till April 30 together
to fight for the health of the nation. PM Narendra Modi is set to
address the nation on Saturday night regarding the lockdown decision.
The
schools and colleges in West Bengal were earlier supposed to be closed
till March 31 but that got extended when the 21-day lockdown came in
place. Now, the educational institutions are set to remain closed until a
longer time with the extended lockdown.
"West Bengal schools
usually start their summer vacations from June 10 to June 15,
generally," said the CM and added that because of extreme heat, summer
vacations had also been started early in previous years.
"Thus, we have decided to keep schools closed till June 10. The summer vacations can be adjusted accordingly," the CM added.
She
encouraged West Bengal government school teachers to continue with
online classes and the ones hosted on TV. She appreciated that similar
work was being done by CISCE and CBSE boards as well.
"All colleges and universities need to continue the work from home process," Mamata Banerjee said.
About mid-day meals in West Bengal schools
The
chief minister also said that since schools would be closed till June
10, steps need to be taken to ensure that young students in government
schools continue to receive the mid day meal provisions like rice and
potatoes were provided to all government school students in April.
Possibility of Covid-19 lockdown extension across India
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi in a virtual meeting with all the chief
ministers of all states said that the lockdown in India could be
extended by two weeks after April 14 when the 21-day lockdown was
supposed to be lifted.
The decision was being discussed due to the rising cases of Coronavirus across the nation.
The decision was being discussed due to the rising cases of Coronavirus across the nation.
Odisha,
Punjab, Maharashtra and Karnataka have already decided to extend the
Covid-19 lockdown till April 30. Other states such as Uttar Pradesh, and
Telangana have also called for a lockdown beyond April 14.
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