Jammu: Issuing fresh COVID-related guidelines, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday said all educational institutions would remain closed till December 31 while no fresh permission or passes are required for activities which were already permitted in the union territory
It also put all the 20 districts, 10 each in Kashmir and Jammu regions, in the orange category but said the Lakhanpur — the gateway to J-K bordering Punjab on National highway 44 — with a buffer of 500-metre radius and the Jawahar Tunnel, which connects Kashmir with the Jammu region, on either side have been classified as red zones.
All schools, colleges, higher educational institutions (including Anganwadi centres) etc will continue to remain closed till 31st December, except training institutions run by the central and state government, read an order issued by Chief Secretary and Chairperson, State Executive Committee, B V R Subrahmanyam
The order was issued Sunday evening after a detailed review of the current COVID situation in Jammu and Kashmir for regulating activities within the Union Territory for effective containment of the infection.
