Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee It was announced on Monday that schools and colleges in the state will reopen on November 15, more than 18 months after they were closed due to the Covid pandemic.
From March 16 last year, all educational institutions were closed due to the surge in coronavirus Infection. The Chief Minister had initially directed schools and colleges to remain closed till March 31. But they remained closed due to the high burden of cases.
Schools and colleges are facing many infrastructural problems due to prolonged closure of schools.
Mamata directed the state chief secretary to give time to reopen the institutions. “Preparation time should be given before the school-college opens. The school remained closed for a long time. Therefore some time should be given to the schools so that the school authorities can complete the infrastructure work. After that school will start. “
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