Odisha schools to remain closed from tomorrow till April 30 due to heat wave

NEW DELHI: The Odisha government has announced to close all government and private schools in the state for 5 days from April 26 to April 30 in view of the heat wave situation.

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"Government after careful consideration has been pleased to suspend classes of all education institutions under S&ME department ie government, government-aided and private managed (Odia and English medium) from 26.04.2022 to 30.04.2022 (except for examination which is already scheduled by BSE and CHSE)," the notice read.

Odisha schools closed for 5 days

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Intense heat scorched Odisha on Sunday with state capital Bhubaneswar recording a maximum temperature of 43.3 degrees Celsius, which was five notches higher than the normal, weather officials said, as per the PTI report.

The state government had on Saturday announced curtailment of summer vacation in schools from 50 days to only 10 days. The decision was taken to compensate learning loss as schools were closed due to COVID-19.