Cold wave alert: Schools in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow to remain closed till January 6

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all schools of Lucknow district till January 6, as per the order issued by the District Education Officer, Ram Pravesh, under the directions of the district magistrate, news agency ANI reported. "Regarding the above-mentioned matter, you are aware that at present a cold wave is going on in the entire state including the Lucknow district and it is extremely cold. Following the instructions given by the District Magistrate, you are ordered to ensure leave for all the children studying in school from pre-primary to class 8 till January 6, 2024," the order read.

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Last week, the Varanasi district administration had also announced the closure of schools for students of Class 1 to Class 8 till January 6 due to cold wave conditions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a orange alert, predicting cold day conditions, in parts of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. A yellow alert was also issued in several other areas.

The weather depart has issued alerts in parts of the state till January 5. Meanwhile, Dr Mrityunjay Mohapatra, the IMD director general, said, " During 5-11th January, we are expecting night temperature to fall, which may lead to cold wave conditions in some parts of central India. "The day temperature will also be below