<span style="color: #222222;">In Himachal Pradesh, regular classes have started for the children of class III to VII in government and private schools of the state from today after a long gap of about one and half years. The Education Department has issued a Standard Operating Procedure in this regard. As per the sitting capacity of the rooms only 50 per cent of the students will be accommodated in the class.<br />''<br />''Activities including mid-day meal, prayer meeting and sports have been restricted. Children may be called to school on alternate days or in two shifts in schools with higher number of students. Apart from this, the State Government has also decided to reopen the schools for the children of class I and II from 15th of this month.</span><br />