All govt, private schools closed in Ghaziabad, Kanpur due to cold wave

All government and private schools up to class 12 have been closed for the next two days in Ghaziabad due to the severe cold wave in the region.

All government and private schools up to class 12 have been closed for the next two days in Ghaziabad due to the severe cold wave in the region.

Students on their way to school on a cold morning (Amal KS/HT PHOTO)

The schools were ordered to be shut as per an order issued by Ghaziabad District Magistrate (DM) Ajay Shankar Pandey.

Meanwhile, in Kanpur, all schools were closed today due to cold weather conditions, according to an order issued by Kanpur DM Vijay Vishwas Pant.

The development comes as northern India, including national capital Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, is under the grip of a severe cold wave.