Sambalpur, Nov 3 (PTI) Schools in Odisha will reopen for classes 1 to 7 in a phased manner, School and Mass Education Minister SR Dash said here on Wednesday.

In the first phase, physical classes will begin for students in standards 6 and 7, he said.

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"We hope that all the classes will commence by the new year," he said.

The date for reopening schools for classes 1 to 7 phase-wise will be decided soon, he said.

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Classes for students of standards 11 and 12 began on October 21, while those in class 8 started attending schools from October 25.

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