Mugu, Dec 28: The Mugum Karmarong rural municipality in Mugu has decided to close schools in Upper Karan area for a month due to increasing cold.
According to rural municipality Chair Chhiring Kyapne Lama, the month-long winter vacation beginning from the last week of December been given at schools at around a dozen of settlements in highlands such as Serog, Dolfu, Takha, Khari, Kartik Kimri, Chitai, Mugu, Pua and Daura. The vacation will end on January 29.
The local representative said, “Temperature in upper part of Mugu is plummeting and we have decided to close the schools to send students indoor, preventing from biting cold.” It is said development endeavors and other government services here are to be affected for a month due to cold.
People of upper settlements have started coming downhill’s to escape the cold.
