Varanasi region KVs shut till April 30 due to Covid surge

Prayagraj: The authorities of the Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV), Varanasi region, which govern 36 KVs of the Eastern UP, have issued orders to close all these KV’s till April 30 given the rise in cases of Covid-19 over the past few days. Around 50 Covid-19 positive cases have been reported from different KVs of the region including nine schools of Prayagraj district.These include teachers, non-teaching staff and people outsourced by the KVs for various works.
Given the increasing magnitude of the Covid-19 infection cases and the directives of the state government because of the present crises, the deputy commissioner (DC) of the Varanasi region, D Manivannan issued orders to close all the KVs under his jurisdiction till April 30. The regional office has its base at the BHU campus, Varanasi.
There are ten KVs in the Prayagraj district (including the evening shift school which is at KV New Cantt). Other cities of the state which have KV’s under the Varanasi region include KV in towns like Mugalsarai, Balia, Chitrakoot, Banaras (4), Deoria, Azamgarh, Basti, Salempur, Chopan, Ghazipur, Gorakhpur (2), Mau, Rihand Nagar, Shakti Nagar, Sultanpur, Gonda, Mankapur, Kushinagar, Siddharth Nagar, Mirzapur, Amethi, Bhadohi.
The deputy commissioner has taken cognizance of the letter of the principal secretary UP government regarding guidelines issued for preventing the spread of Covid-19. The DC has said that the examination, schedule which has been announced earlier will continue, by following the Covid-19 appropriate protocols.
“Regarding functioning of classes, we have been directed by the DC to hold classes in online mode till April 30 or until fresh order is meanwhile issued by the state government or district administration in this regard”, said the principal of KV Manauri, Shalini Dikshit.
Likewise, the practical board examination, which has already been announced, should be conducted in adherence to the guidelines issued for the prevention of Covid-19. Schools have been asked to organise the session, maybe daily, for those students who need any guidance.