Bihar school timings changed in Patna, Gaya, other districts due to heatwave

NEW DELHI: Bihar government has changed the school timings in certain districts due to the increasing temperature and heatwaves in the state. According to the new schedule, students are required to attend offline classes in the districts of Patna, Gaya, Rohtas, Samastipur, Jamui, Kaimur, Sitamarhi, Purnia, Sheikhpura, Bhojpur, and West Champaran during the morning hours.

As per media reports, Patna and the Gaya district administration have announced that offline classes will be conducted in all government and private schools from 6:30 am to 11:30 am with effect from today, April 4. The revised schedule in Bihar schools will be in place till the schools close for summer vacations.

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In other news, school timings have been changed in the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh too due to the scorching heat. Due to the prediction of the heatwave by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Telangana government has scheduled school timing from 8:00 am to 11:30 am from March 31 to April 6, 2022.

Andhra Pradesh government has changed the school timing for Classes 1 to 9. The revised schedule starts from 7:30 am to 11:30 am. But offline classes will continue for Classes 10, 11, and 12 students as usual.

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