MCD Schools in Delhi shut till Jan 13 due to cold

New Delhi, Jan 4 (UNI) MCD-run schools in Delhi will remain closed till January 13 due to the ongoing cold wave in the capital, corporation officials said today.

Chairman of the Education Committee Prithvi Raj Sawhney said the schools run by the corporation, which reopened on January 1 after the winter vacation, would remain closed till January 13 due to the prevailling cold wave conditions in the city.

''Schools will reopen on January 14,'' Mr Sawhney said.

The City has been experiencing a severe cold wave since the beginning of this week with the mercury plummeting to 1.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.

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