In the wake of cold wave gripping the region, all classes up to standard eight will remain suspended from January 1 to January 4 in private and government schools across Churu district in Rajasthan.
The Churu District Administration on Monday announced the vacation for the students in view of the "cold wave and extreme winters" in the district.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), severe cold wave conditions were observed in isolated pockets over Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, and Jammu & Kashmir on Monday.
A temperature of minus four degrees Celsius was recently recorded in Rajasthan's Sikar.
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