Bhubaneswar: In view of likely heatwave conditions in Odisha, the state government Sunday announced summer vacation for all the government, private and government-aided schools from April 25 this year.
In a notification, the I&PR department informed that for the next three days i.e. from April 22 to April 24, schools will remain open from 6:30am to 10:30am.
The notification further read that during summer vacation, educational programs for students and teachers in government and government-aided schools will be conducted under the direct supervision of Director of Elementary Education, Director of Secondary Education and Director of Higher Secondary Education.
Earlier, the state had ordered the closure of all schools in the state for three days from April 18 to 20 after a severe heatwave situation during which the temperature rose to above 45 degree Celsius, in the state.
Till 2.30 pm Sunday, the highest temperature recorded in the state’s Jharsuguda and Keonjhar towns was 43.6 degree Celsius.
Six other places have recorded a maximum temperature above 40 degree Celsius. They were Hirakud (41.8 degree Celsius), Rourkela (41.8), Sambalpur (41.7), Bhubaneswar (41.6), Chandbali (41.6) and Balasore (40.5 degree Celsius), IMD scientist Umashankar Das said.
PNN & Agencies