Schools up to class 5 in Delhi to remain closed for next 5 days amid cold wave

Due to prevailing cold weather conditions schools in Delhi will remain closed for the next 5 days till January 12 for students from Nursery to Class 5 said Delhi Minister Atishi on SundaySchools in Delhi will remain closed for the next 5 days due to the prevailing cold weather conditions for students from Nursery to Class 5 Atishi said in a post on XThe Delhi government in the previous order extended the winter break till January 10 in all the governmentaided and unaided recognised private schools of the national capital territory NCT in light of extreme cold waves and IMDs yellow alert However hours after the issuance the Delhi government retracted that order pertaining to the extension of winter vacation in schools within the national capitalA cold day to severe cold day was the state of the weather in Delhi parts of East Rajasthan northwest Rajasthan Haryana and in isolated pockets over Punjab amid the unavailability of sunlightThe maximum temperatures recorded at various stations displayed a significant departure from the normal range for this time of yearCold to severe cold conditions are likely to continue over Delhi Punjab Haryana and Rajasthan during the next 1 day and a significant decrease thereafter according to India Meteorological Department IMDMaximum temperatures are in the range of 912degC over many parts of Punjab and Haryana and in the range of 1316 degC over north Rajasthan Delhi northwest Madhya Pradesh and some parts of Uttar Pradesh It is below normal by 49degC over these areasMinimum temperatures are in the range of 615degC over Rajasthan Punjab HaryanaChandigarhDelhi Uttar Pradesh northwest Madhya Pradesh Bihar and Jharkhand Today the lowest minimum temperature of 20degC was reported at Sikar East RajasthanThe skyline over Delhi remained grey as a cold wave continued to grip the cityAs the temperature dipped in Delhi people sat by the bonfire in a bid to keep themselves warmPeople were spotted by a bonfire in Agra also as the cold wave continued in several parts of the state of Uttar Pradesh As per IMD Agra will experience Fogmist in the morning and mainly clear sky later with the minimum temperature dropping to 7degC and maximum temperature being 19degCA layer of fog blanketed Varanasi as a cold wave continued to grip the cityAs per IMD Northwest and Central India are likely to receive a fresh spell of rainfall with thunderstormshailstorms from 08th10th JanuaryMeanwhile the rehearsals for the January 26th Republic Day parade were conducted at Kartavya Path as cold waves and fog continued in the national capitalThere will be no significant change in minimum temperatures over north India during the next four days says IMDThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever