Sambalpur: Schools in Odisha will reopen for classes 1 to 7 in a phased manner, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash said here Wednesday.
In the first phase, physical classes will begin for students in standards 6 and 7, he said.
“We hope that all the classes will commence by the new year,” he said.
The date for reopening schools for classes 1 to 7 phase-wise will be decided soon, he said.
Classes for students of standards 11 and 12 began October 21, while those in class 8 started attending schools from October 25.
PTI