The District Education Authority (DEA) Lahore has stated that 45 schools will remain closed due to flooding, as many of them have turned into relief campuses.

 

Schools in the worst flood-hit areas, such as Shahdara, Saggian, Maraka, Chung, Manga, and Bund Road will remain closed.

 

According to an order issued by the deputy commissioner, the closures affect 33 government schools, three operated by the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF), one under the Punjab Education Initiative Management Authority (PEIMA-PSSP), and eight private institutions.

 

Private institutions in the Tehsil Raiwind area, including British Grammar School, The Heaven School System, and Dar-e-Arqam Manga Mandi, will also remain shut.

 

Earlier, the Punjab government had extended summer vacations due to intense heat, from mid August to August 31 due to bad weather.

 

According to a notification issued by Lahore Colleges Director Ehsan Mukhtar, about 20 colleges in the Lahore division, including six in the Lahore district, will remain closed for two days (September 1 and 2) due to the flood situation.

 

Meanwhile, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP’s) plain areas, public and private schools and colleges have reportedly reopened after the summer break.