Due to the cold snap and heavy fog, all schools in Noida and Greater Noida were told to observe holidays for pupils up to Class 8 until January 14.
The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration ordered all schools in Noida and Greater Noida to observe holidays for pupils up to Class 8 until January 14 due to the cold wave and thick fog on Saturday.
“In compliance with the instructions given by District Magistrate Maneesh Kumar Verma, given the dense fog and extreme cold, all the board (CBSE/ICSE IB, UP Board, and others) affiliated schools (from Class Nursery to 8) running in the district of Gautam Buddh Nagar, will observe a holiday till January 14,” the notice said.
Panwar continued, “The order should be strictly followed.”
Rahul Panwar, the District Basic Education Officer, issued the directive, which is applicable to all state boards, CBSE, ICSE, IB, and other recognized schools.
The hours for Classes 9–12 will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. during this time, according to District Inspector of Schools (DIOS) Dharmveer Singh.
A cold wave and fog warning has been issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for Gautam Buddh Nagar and western Uttar Pradesh. The IMD issued a sub-divisional warning on Saturday, predicting cold wave conditions and fog for the days ahead. On Sunday, thunderstorms, lightning, squalls, and fog are expected.
Some regions of western Uttar Pradesh have experienced single-digit low temperatures. Over the next six days, Gautam Buddh Nagar’s minimum temperature is predicted to fluctuate between 9 and 13 degrees Celsius, with a record low of 9 degrees on Saturday.
A sub-divisional warning issued by the IMD indicates that cold wave conditions and fog are expected on Saturday and Sunday, then thunderstorms, lightning, squalls, and fog on Tuesday.
IMD sends out “cold day” alerts to these states.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a “cold day” warning for multiple states in the region on Friday due to the cold wave that is sweeping over Northern India. The warning was based on the expectation of temperatures falling below freezing. Classification states that a temperature that is between 4.5 and 6.4 degrees below the seasonal average is considered a “cold day.” A day is considered extreme cold if it is 6.5 degrees below the season’s average high or low.
