<span style="color: #222222;">The West Bengal government has been considering the proposal to reopen schools after the upcoming festive seasons.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told reporters, depending upon the situation of the third wave of COVID-19, the final decision will be taken.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Ms Banerjee hinted at reopening of schools after thorough sanitization after the Puja vacations. She chaired a meeting of the newly formed West Bengal Tribes Advisory Council at the state secretariat in Kolkata today.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">After the meeting, the Chief Minister said the state government is also planning to establish around 500 new schools for Santhali and 200 more for the Rajbanshi community.</span><br />''  <br />