Delhi floods: Slight rise in Yamuna water level, authorities order school closure

Delhi floods: Due to slight increase in Yamuna water level, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has issued an official notice announcing the closing and opening of schools in several parts of Delhi.

The Directorate of Education in Delhi on Sunday released the list of schools that would remain closed on July 17 and 18 owing to the relief camps there or as a preventative measure due to waterlogging.

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The list of schools, buildings that would remain closed on July 17 and 18 

MCPS Palla (Girls) Narela Zone, 

MCPS Jahangirpuri R-Block Civil Lines Zone, 

MCPS Jahangirpuri EE-Block Civil Lines Zone, 

MCPS Jahangirpuri F&G-Block Civil Lines Zone, 

MCPS Zakir Nagar Hindi/Urdu Central Zone,

 MCPS Nangli Razapur Central Zone and others.

MCPS Inderpuri Karol Bagh Zone, 

MCPS Sewa Nagar-N Block Central Zone, 

MCPS Lajpat Nagar-I Central Zone and 

MCPS Wazirabad Works Civil Lines Zone.   

The statement further added in all the listed schools that would remain closed, teachers would work from home and conduct classes through online mode of teaching.

"In all above listed schools, teachers shall work from home and conduct classes through online mode of teaching during the regular school hours. All HoS/Incharges are further directed to assess the ground-level situation of their schools and if apprehension arises of flooding and endanger the safety of the students, as the situation warrants, may close the schools under prior intimation to the Zonal head," said the MCD statement. 

- With inputs from agencies

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