Schools in Odisha will reopen for Classes 1 to 7 in a phased manner, School and Mass Education Minister SR Dash said on 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.
Schools in Odisha Classes 11 and 12 started on October 21
Classes for students of standards 11 and 12 began on October 21, while those in Class 8 started attending schools from October 25.