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Fourth wave may jeopardise new academic session
Declare schools safe and allow physical classes to resume at 50 pc capacity, demands association of private schools
KARACHI:
After two year of constant complications, fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic has once again left the province’s education system in doldrums right before the start of the new academic session.
Sindh’s schools and colleges, slated for an on-campus reopening on August 02, 2021, are now mulling a change of plan owing to the surge in virus cases.
While a final decision is yet to be made in the regard, parents, children and school administrations all appear to be wary of another online term, which has proven to be full of loose ends and difficulties in the past two years.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has approved a solar home system programme worth Rs4 billion to be launched with the assistance of the World Bank in 10 districts of the province next.
10 Sindh districts to get 50% off solar systems: govt
Rs4b scheme to roll out next month SAMAA | Web desk - Posted: May 29, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago SAMAA | Web desk Posted: May 29, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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If you live in these ten districts in Sindh you could be one of 20,000 households eligible for a 50 percent subsidy to install a solar system at home with PV solar plates, a Lithium ion battery, three LED bulbs, one DC fan and one mobile charger port. Those districts are: Badin, Ghotki, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Khairpur, Qambar-Shahdadkot, Sanghar, Tharparkar, Sujawal and Umerkot. The Sindh government is working with World Bank assistance for this Rs4 billion programme. It will target 20,000 households in the 10 districts. The household will pay for half of the system and the rest will be covered by the government.Â