All government and private schools in areas bordering the Yamuna River in Delhi will remain closed on July 17 and 18 (Monday and Tuesday), the Directorate of Education (DoE) informed on Sunday, as per news agency PTI. All flood-hit schools may arrange online classes, it stated. This directive comes as parts of Delhi remain inundated after the Yamuna breached its banks following days of downpours in its upper catchment areas, leading to the evacuation of thousands from low-lying areas.
As flood relief camps are likely to continue to run in schools in the areas bordering the river Yamuna, all schools (government and private) in the affected Districts of DoE — East, North East, North West-A, North, Central and South East — shall remain closed for students on July 17 and 18, the DoE said in a circular.
All schools in the remaining DoE districts (North West-B, West-A, West-B, South, South West-A, South West-B and New Delhi) shall remain open, the circular stated. The Heads of Schools in these seven districts are at liberty to run (classes) in physical mode or hybrid mode (either offline or online) as per the convenience of their students. Heads of such schools must inform the parents about their decision well in advance, it added.
The DoE said schools in all districts will function normally from Wednesday onwards. The water level in the Yamuna was logged at 205.98 metres on Sunday, down from the peak of 208.66 metres at 8 pm on Thursday.
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Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that children whose clothes and books were washed away in the flood will be given new ones on behalf of the schools. He also assured that the Delhi government will provide Rs 10,000 as financial help to every flood-affected family in the national capital.
Taking to Twitter, Delhi CM stated: “Many very poor families living on the banks of Yamuna have suffered a lot. In some families, the entire household goods were washed away.”
“Ten thousand rupees per family will be given as financial help to every flood-affected family. Special camps will be organized for those whose papers like Aadhaar cards etc. have been washed away. The children whose clothes and books were washed away, will be given these on behalf of the schools,” he further stated.
Many very poor families living on the banks of Yamuna have suffered a lot. In some families, the entire household goods were washed away.
1. Ten thousand rupees per family will be given as financial help to every flood affected family
2. Special camps will be set up for those whose papers like Aadhaar card etc. have been washed away…
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 16, 2023
Earlier today, Kejriwal visited a flood relief camp in Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya at Mori Gate in north Delhi. During his visit to the relief camp where flood-affected locals have taken refuge, Kejriwal informed them that they will offer ad hoc help to those who have lost crucial papers, Aadhaar, PAN cards, and other relevant items.
He further stated that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) administration will establish a special camp in Delhi for flood-affected individuals, where children will be given textbooks and uniforms that were submerged in the water.
According to the AAP chief, six districts in the city have been impacted, and the Delhi government has set up relief camps in several of these areas. Relief camps were established at adjacent schools and Dharamshalas, and drinking water and toilet facilities were provided.
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