After being closed for nearly two years due to restrictions put in place due to Covid-19, schools in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, reopened on Wednesday, June 1. The reopening of the schools after a long break was welcomed by parents, students and other sections. The state CM also inaugurated Praveshnolsavam on Wednesday.
On the occasion, the state government welcomed the students back to school with festivities. As part of the warm welcome for students and teachers, the state-level ‘Praveshnolsavam’ – the formal welcoming ceremony of receiving the littlest ones at school – was held at the government’s HSS, Kazhakootam Thiruvananthapuram.
Kerala Chief Minister (CM) Pinarayi vijayan inaugurated the Praveshnolsavam event, at Kazhakkoottam Higher Education School in the capital, which was later celebrated in all government schools in the state. Arrangements to greet new commuters at the schools have been in full swing in recent months, officials said.
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At the opening of the Praveshnolsavam festivities, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said that in the past six years, about 10.5 lakh new students have joined government schools.
As part of the festivities, all schools were decorated, students were welcomed to the schools to the beat of traditional drums, and dozens of students danced and sang throughout the day.
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Speaking of the COVID-19 standards, Education Minister V Sivankutty also announced that masks are mandatory for both students and teachers in the schools.
The education minister also claimed that about 42.9 lakh students and 1.8 lakh teachers returned to school on Wednesday after a long wait. On the first day of the reopening of the school, probably about 4 lakh students attended the first stand.
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