chandigarh while haryana has already declared holidays till january 14 and punjab has changed school timings keeping in view the dense fog conditions chandigarh has not taken any such decision parents and teachers have urged the ut education department to either extend holidays or change school timings many private and all government schools will be reopening after winter vacations on monday students from entire tricity and even from faroff places like pinjore and kharar travel to schools in chandigarh education secretary bl sharma confirmed that the schools will reopen on monday ut cadre educational employees union president swarn singh kamboj said we have already written to the education secretary to extend the winter vacation till january 13 following such cold weather it is really difficult for children to travel early in the morning to school especially the younger ones however the department has not paid any heed to it punjab government has already changed school timings and haryana government has also extended vacationsparents feel the need of extending vacations seeing their children travel in the cold in early morning hours education department can at least keep schools closed for primary school children said anamika vohra a parentcummember of chandigarh parents associationjaspreet kaur another parent said i do not feel the need for administration to extend winter vacations as the weather improves by afternoon but it will really help if they change school timings like punjab as it is the morning hours that are troublesomethe timings of the opening of schools have been shifted to 10am in mohali district