Morning classes will be held for classes 1-8 from 6.30-10.30 am from 2 April. Students of classes 9-12 will attend school from 7-11.30 am, according to the SME Department.
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The Odisha government has rescheduled the school timings to morning hours keeping in view the prevailing heat wave condition across the state, an official notification said.
In a letter to authorities, the School and Mass Education (SME) Department said the order would be applicable to all educational institutions like government schools, government-aided schools and privately-managed institutions to “mitigate” the heat wave situation in the state during the summer.
A searing heat wave engulfed some districts in the western parts of the state for the second consecutive day on Thursday as hot dry air intensified from the northwest, a Met official said.
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Morning classes will be held for classes 1-8 from 6.30-10.30 am from 2 April. Students of classes 9-12 will attend school from 7-11.30 am, according to the SME Department.
The second spell of a sweltering heatwave in the summer prevailed at some places in Boudh, Bolangir, Bargarh, Kalahandi and Subarnapur districts, the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre said.
At least eight weather stations logged a maximum of 40 degrees Celsius or above. Titlagarh in Bolangir district recorded 42.2 degrees, the highest in the state.
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