Kanwar yatra 2025: Schools and colleges are going to be closed in UP due to Kavad Yatra. The UP government has announced this to avoid any congestion in the Kavand Yatra. Schools in UP will remain closed from 16 July to 23 July 2025. All schools, colleges and educational institutions have been ordered to be closed in Meerut and Muzaffarnagar districts of Uttar Pradesh. This decision has been taken in view of the huge crowd and traffic system during the Kavad Yatra.
All schools will be closed 16 to 23 July
Meerut District Magistrate VK Singh said that during this time there is a large number of movement of Kanwar passengers, which can disrupt traffic and also endanger the safety of students. Therefore, it has been decided to keep all schools temporarily closed. All schools will now open again on 24 July.
All schools will remain closed in 2 districts of UP
Similarly, in Muzaffarnagar, District Magistrate Umesh Mishra has issued an order that government and private schools, primary and secondary schools, degree colleges, and technical institutes will all be closed from 16 to 23 July. District School Inspector (DIOS) Rajesh Kumar informed that information has been given to all schools associated with UP Board, CBSE and ICSE. He warned that if a school is found to be violating this order, strict action will be taken on it.
Schools will be closed in these districts on Monday
Apart from this, Bareilly district administration has announced to close the school on all four Mondays of Sawan month. This rule will be applicable to all CBSE, ICSE, UP board and technical institutes coming within a radius of 5 km from Delhi Road and Badaun Road.
In Badaun district too, it has been decided to close primary schools from class 1 to 8 every Saturday and Monday in the month of Sawan. During this time, security concerns about the Kanwar Yatra have also increased. Incidents of sabotage by Kanwari have come to light from Haridwar, Ghaziabad, Meerut and Muzaffarnagar. In such a situation, the administration has deployed additional police force so that peace and law and order remains.