Initially Punjab government had notified the winter vacations for just eight days from from Dec 24, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 and students had to report back at schools and institutions on Jan 2, 2023. However, according to latest notification from Punjab government, the winter vacations have been extended.
The winter vacations in Punjab have been extended until Jan 6, 2023, however Jan 7 & Jan 8 are the days of weekend. So the students, teachers and staff of schools, colleges and educational institutions have to report back on Jan 9, 2023. This gives one more week to students to enjoy the winter vacations.
This extension came due to the deteriorating environment and weather conditions of several cities of Punjab. Specially, Lahore and the other adjacent areas. From several years, in this same season Punjab and specially Lahore and nearby areas suffer from the epic smog problem.
This smog is caused by the farmers burning the remains of their already harvested crop. Such farmers are more on Indian side than on the Pakistani side but on both sides they exist. These farmers do have other ways to tackle with remains of last harvested crop but the most convenient for them and easy one is to just burn the crops.
This crop burning emits lots of smoke, which result in lots of pollution. Also when environment is polluted due that smoke, the smoke from cars, vans, busses and lots of other transport adds up and makes the problem worse.
However, steps like decreasing the schools, colleges and other institutions opening days or giving holidays helps a lot in decreasing the pollution emitted by the vehicles used on daily bases for the commute of students, teachers and staff.
Here as well, Punjab government tried to tackle the pollution problem by extending the winter holidays of educational institutions in Punjab. This will also help decrease the exposure bad environment on school going children.
Punjab government had been taking steps to deal with pollution and smog situation. This included reduced school opening days per week, this was valid for variety of educational institutions.
Update (Jan 08, 2022): Lots of students, teachers and students were hoping that winter vacations will be extended once again. However. Murad Raas, the education minister for punjab says, no more extension to winter vacations, welcome back to schools and colleges. All the news which say otherwise, are the fake news.
17 thoughts on “Winter vacations extended in Punjab”
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Respected sir,
I am a student of FSC first year Ics in APS and college Pasban Rawalpindi.Due to severe cold weather in twin cities and also all over the punjab .Due to which punjab have extended the vication for one more week which was very good initiative taken by the government I appreciate but there are lots of institution like Army public schools and colleges in Rawalpindi are not Abiding the SOPs and many other college which are calling the students in severe 6 degree centigrade temperature.Kindly take Sudden action before it’s too late and issue them show cause notice .
Yours faithfully
Rayan-ul-haq.
Plzzz take strict action bcz garrison clg lhr haven’t extended vacations. This is so unfair. There is no value of govt orders. In this season of severe fog in Lahore specially which is considered as the most polluted city bcz of smog, they are not giving us off. This is not right.This is really unfair.
In my opinion school & colleges open despite of clear instructions Govt notification. Govt should take severe action and imposed heavy penalties on culprits who are not taking seriously of Govt Orders. Buy zI think they banned forever foe example of other instructions in future.
In this government every action is false ….currupt Government
Smoke from factories, rotary kilns, furnaces are the main source if you know. None of the framers burning his crop remains these days.
The army clgs remain open. ..government can’t take proper action
Enjoy🤣🤣i am from punjab college Rawalpindi and after these winter breaks sendups😭
I am from peshawar of superior science college peshawar our government not give any winter ❄️ vacation so plzz says
Ya Allah chuttiyan extend ker de Ameen
Ameen INSHALLAH
Please extend winter vacations because its very difficult to spent 5 lectures everyday out of 8 with one teacher of urdu who speaks gulabi English i hope you understand