<p>Colleges in Meghalaya, that have been closed since the lockdown in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will reopen on February 1, state Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The decision was taken after a meeting with the heads of the institutions whose classroom lectures have been suspended due to the contagion, he said.</p>.<p>"We have already discussed this matter and decided that the reopening of colleges should be from February 1," Rymbui told PTI.</p>.<p>North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) is working on the syllabus for the colleges affiliated to it, an official said.</p>.<p>In a notification issued on Wednesday, the education department had said classes will be held both in classrooms and online modes and follow strict precautionary protocols for Covid-19.</p>
<p>Colleges in Meghalaya, that have been closed since the lockdown in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will reopen on February 1, state Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The decision was taken after a meeting with the heads of the institutions whose classroom lectures have been suspended due to the contagion, he said.</p>.<p>"We have already discussed this matter and decided that the reopening of colleges should be from February 1," Rymbui told PTI.</p>.<p>North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) is working on the syllabus for the colleges affiliated to it, an official said.</p>.<p>In a notification issued on Wednesday, the education department had said classes will be held both in classrooms and online modes and follow strict precautionary protocols for Covid-19.</p>