Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has extended the closure of educational institutions till July 31 in view of the prevailing COVID pandemic.
An order has been issued by the Member Secretary State Executive Committee of the JK’s Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction while invoking section 24 of the Disaster Management Act 2005.
All schools, colleges, universities and technical education, skill development institutions, and private tuition centres shall remain closed for the said period for physical classwork, reads the order.
Teachers have been asked to continue online classes from their homes only. However, higher educational institutions shall be allowed to seek the physical presence of minimal staff for research work.
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