The Higher Education Department on Tuesday asked the entire district Collectors to take decision on the closure of schools and educational institutions on the day two of Bharat Bandh on Wednesday.
Higher Education Department Additional Secretary Partha Sarathi Mishra wrote to the district Collectors in this regard in view of second day of Bharat Bandh called by trade unions. "There may be apprehension of untoward incidents in different parts of the State during Bharat Bandh on January 9," Mishra wrote in the letter.
He asked the district Collectors to assess the situation in their respective districts due to the bandh. "In case of any compelling situation which could likely to affect the educational institutions, you may kindly take a suitable decision for closure of the educational institutions within your jurisdiction on January 9, 2019," the letter stated.
All schools and other educational institutions in Puri district will remain closed on Wednesday on the second day of the Bharat Bandh.
Puri district Collector Jyotiprakash Das issued an advisory to the institutions on Tuesday. "Due to the Bharat Bandh, I declared Wednesday a holiday for all schools and colleges in the district," said Das to The Pioneer.