All schools for children up to class 8 in Darbhanga and Patna will remain closed till January 17 and 18, respectively, due to prevalent cold weather and low temperature particularly in the morning and evening, as per separate orders issued by the respective district magistrates of the two districts, said officials on Wednesday.
Classes from 9 onwards were allowed to continue with due precautions between 9am and 3.30pm in the two districts. Academic activities related to board examinations had been exempted from the purview of the order.
All schools up to class 8 have been closed since January 5 in Patna.
Meanwhile, the maximum temperature in the state dropped by 4 degree Celsius during the last 24 hours when Supaul and Forbesganj in Araria district recorded the day’s highest temperature of 20.6 degree Celsius on Wednesday. Dehri in Rohtas district recorded a minimum temperature of 9.2 degree Celsius on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Sheikhpura had recorded the state’s highest temperature of 24.6 degree Celsius and Banka the state’s lowest temperature at 9.1 degree Celsius.