Smog: School timings changed in dist

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, November 12

In view of the smog engulfing the region, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma has ordered that all government, government-aided and private schools in the district would be functional from at 10 am.

In the orders issued here today, the Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate, exercising powers under Section 144 of the CrPC, 1973, said these orders would be in force till further orders.

Expressing concern over smog along with the advent of winter season, Sharma said this could cause a huge damage to the health of the children. He, however, said that the school managements would have the option of fixing the closing time of the schools.

The DC said in order to ensure the safety and security of the school-going students this order was necessitated. He said due to the smog, some mishaps had been reported in the state due to which utmost care needed to be exercised, adding that the decision had been taken to ensure the security of the children and school staff. The Commissioner of Police, Senior Superintendent of Police (Rural) and all officers of the district administration, along with district education officers (elementary and secondary), were asked to ensure the strict compliance of the orders from tomorrow.