{"id":4513,"date":"2026-08-03T15:25:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T15:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/?p=4513"},"modified":"2026-08-03T15:25:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T15:25:43","slug":"uttar-pradesh-school-holidays-big-update-for-students-as-schools-colleges-shut-in-meerut-ghaziabad-baghpat-due-to-this-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/?p=4513","title":{"rendered":"Uttar Pradesh school holidays: Big update for students as schools, colleges shut in Meerut, Ghaziabad, Baghpat due to THIS reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"0\"><strong>Uttar Pradesh school holidays:<\/strong> Educational institutions across several districts in Western Uttar Pradesh, including Meerut, Ghaziabad, and Baghpat, have announced temporary closures due to the ongoing Kanwar Yatra. District administrations took this preemptive step to ensure student safety, facilitate traffic management, and accommodate route diversions during the surge of Kanwar pilgrims during the holy Shravan Shivratri period.<\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"2\">Traffic management &amp; online learning<\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">To minimize the disruption to academic schedules, several private and government institutions are transitioning to online classes throughout the closure period. Local authorities and traffic police have implemented extensive diversion plans across major highways to manage the heavy footfall of pilgrims safely. District magistrates have explicitly instructed all educational boards to comply strictly with these safety guidelines while ensuring pre-scheduled examinations continue without interruption.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Kanwar Yatra?<\/h2>\n<p>The Kanwar Yatra is an annual Hindu pilgrimage during the holy month of Shravan in which devotees of Lord Shiva carry holy Ganga water, usually collected from Haridwar and other sacred ghats, to offer it at Shiva temples after travelling on foot.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Meerut administration&#8217;s order, all educational institutions from Classes 1 to 12, including those affiliated to the Basic Shiksha Parishad, Uttar Pradesh Board, CBSE, CISCE, madrassa board and other recognised boards, will remain closed till August 12.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghaziabad administration also ordered the closure of all schools from nursery to Class 12, as well as colleges, universities and technical institutions, from August 4 to August 12.<\/p>\n<h2>Ghaziabad school closure<\/h2>\n<p>The Ghaziabad order said the closure would apply to institutions affiliated with the Basic Education Board, Uttar Pradesh Board, CBSE, ICSE, madrassa board and other recognised boards.<\/p>\n<p>The Baghpat administration has also ordered the closure of all government and private schools from Classes 1 to 12 from August 3 to August 12 in view of the Kanwar Yatra.<\/p>\n<p>According to the administration, lakhs of Kanwar pilgrims carrying Ganga water from Haridwar are passing through Baghpat on their way to their destinations, while a large number of devotees are also visiting prominent Shiva temples in the district for &#8216;jalabhishek&#8217;, leading to heavy traffic on Kanwar routes and adjoining areas.<\/p>\n<p>(With inputs from agencies)<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href='https:\/\/www.india.com\/education\/uttar-pradesh-school-holidays-big-update-for-students-as-schools-colleges-shut-in-meerut-ghaziabad-baghpat-due-to-this-reason-8492149\/' target='_blank'>Read the original article on www.india.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uttar Pradesh school holidays: Educational institutions across several districts in Western Uttar Pradesh, including Meerut, Ghaziabad, and Baghpat, have announced temporary closures due to the ongoing Kanwar Yatra. District administrations took this preemptive step to ensure student safety, facilitate traffic management, and accommodate route diversions during the surge of Kanwar pilgrims during the holy Shravan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,36],"tags":[43,29,33],"class_list":["post-4513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important","category-indian-news","category-share-suggestions","tag-impact-vwagy","tag-signal-avoid","tag-stage-stage-4"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4513\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}