Schools closed for four days after biting cold in Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur, Jan 9: Some local levels in Kanchanpur district in the Sudurpaschim Province has decided to halt classes of schools for four days with the biting cold following the cold wave in the district. The district has witnessed cold wave for a week. The local levels have announced the winter holiday for four days beginning today.    

Shuklaphanta Municipality, Punarbas Municipality and Krishnapur Municipality decided to grant the winter holiday in view of adverse impacts on students' health due to the rising cold and have also asked all the concerned schools to halt classroom-based teaching and learning in the private and community schools.    

Chief Administrative Officer of Shuklaphanta Municipality, Khemraj Bista, said the decision was taken as the regular classroom activities were affected and the students have adverse effects on their health from the cold wave. (RSS)