Punjab floods: Schools reopen, 164 in 12 districts still closed
No schools have been closed in Amritsar, Barnala, Bathinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Gurdaspur, Ludhiana, Sri Muktsar Sahib, SBS Nagar, Pathankot, Tarn Taran and Malerkotla districts.
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Bains said that a grant of Rs 27.77 crore has been released Monday to repair the flood-hit government schools in the state. Each school will receive an amount ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 30,000. (File Image) Schools across Punjab reopened Monday, a week after they were ordered shut on July 10 following unrelenting rains and floods. However, according to the data accessed from the state education department, at least 164 schools across 12 districts are still closed due to flooding, damaged infrastructure, or because they were turned into relief centres for flood-hit people. There are nearly 19,110 government schools in Punjab including primary, middle, high and senior secondary.
Education minister Harjot Singh Bains had on Sunday directed deputy commissioners to declare closure of schools at their own level in flood-hit areas.
According to the data compiled by the education department, with 44 schools still closed, Sangrur tops the list followed by Patiala (35), Mansa (17), Kapurthala (16), Jalandhar (15), Fazilka (9), Hoshiarpur (8), Ropar (7), Faridkot (4), Mohali (4), Ferozepur (2), and Moga (2).
No schools have been closed in Amritsar, Barnala, Bathinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Gurdaspur, Ludhiana, Sri Muktsar Sahib, SBS Nagar, Pathankot, Tarn Taran and Malerkotla districts.
Meanwhile, Bains said that a grant of Rs 27.77 crore has been released Monday to repair the flood-hit government schools in the state. Each school will receive an amount ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 30,000.
Bains said that Rs 20 crore have been allocated for primary schools and Rs 7.77 crore for secondary schools. With this amount, school heads and management committees will undertake maintenance, cleanliness, painting and other necessary repairs in the schools.
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