Schools to celebrate I-Day sans students

Ranchi: In a first, schools in Jharkhand will celebrate Independence Day sans the students in view of the pandemic.
On Wednesday, the project director of Jharkhand Education Project Council, Sailesh Kumar Chaurasia, said, “The schools have been asked not to invite the students for the Independence Day celebrations. We have sent copies of safety measures to the schools and the headmaster and teachers must follow them while hoisting the tricolour.”
Many private schools are holding online competitions for kids in the primary section to mark the occasion.For instance, recently the Army Public School organised a competition in which students sent their photos while posing with the tricolour in hand.
Meanwhile, the state-level function at Morhabadi ground will follow suit and the celebrations will be low-key. Ranchi sub-divisional officer Lokesh Mishra said the state level function will have only 150 invitees. He added that there is a change in the formation and number of platoons engaged in march-past this year. He further said that gatherings around the ground to watch the parade will not be allowed and there will be strong deployment of police force to maintain law and order.
The flag-hoisting at the government buildings has to be performed with minimum number of participants while following the safety norms, Mishra informed.