Colleges to be shut in Tamilnadu till 31 January

The Tamilnadu government has declared holiday for Colleges due to extension of Covid restrictions.

All colleges in Taminadu including Engineering, Polytechnic, Arts & Science will be closed till 31 January due to the extension of Covid restrictions.

In view of increasing Covid cases, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday extended the existing night curfew till 31 January.

With the existing restrictions ending on Monday, Chief Minister MK Stalin held a meeting with health officials to decide the further course of action as Covid cases continue to go past 10,000 every day.

Following the meeting a statement was released.

Accorind to the statement owing to Pongal and to avoid crowd, public will not allowed to places of worship from January 14 to 18.

“Considering that large number of people wpuld travel for Pongal, 75 pc occupancy is permitted in buses. Complete lockdown to be observed on 16 January (Sunday). Other restrictions related to restaurants and theatres will continue till January 31,” the statement added.