The Haryana authorities on Sunday prolonged the continuing Covid-induced lockdown within the state until September 20, with sure relaxations that may proceed as permitted vide earlier orders. 

“The Mahamari Alert-Surakshit Haryana is extended for another fortnight, that is from September 6 (5 am onwards) to September 20 (till 5 am), along with guidelines to be implemented during this period issued vide earlier orders,” an order by Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan acknowledged.

The state authorities has directed vice-chancellors of residential universities to proceed conducting on-line courses until October 15, modifying its earlier order to plan the reopening of institutes from the upcoming educational session.

However, making some modifications in earlier orders, it acknowledged that vice-chancellors of residential universities within the state are directed to proceed conducting courses on-line until October 15.

A call to permit college students to attend courses bodily in residential universities shall be taken on October 15 after assessing the prevalent Covid state of affairs, it acknowledged.

Meanwhile, college administrations could try to make sure to get all college students, college members and employees, together with the outsourced ones, totally vaccinated and share the progress with the Department of Higher Education, Technical Education and Medical Education and Research, because the case could also be, the order acknowledged.

However, universities and schools are allowed to open for college students for doubt courses, sensible courses in laboratories, sensible and offline examinations with strict adherence to Covid-appropriate behavioural norms.

Hostels in schools and universities are allowed to open just for these college students who’re showing in examinations.

According to earlier orders, vice-chancellors of universities within the state had been suggested to plan the reopening of universities from the subsequent educational session and share the programme with the state authorities’s division involved.

(With PTI Inputs)

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