Telangana reduces school timings for primary, high schools in view of heat wave

NEW DELHI: Telangana school timing has been reduced to 8:00 am to 11:30 am from March 31 to April 6, 2022, as per an order by the director of school education due to a possible heatwave predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Mid-day meals will be provided to the students before 11:30 am.

"It has been decided to reduce the timings of half-day schools from March 31 to April 6, in view of the heatwave forecast. The schools i.e. primary, upper primary and high schools under all managements i.e. government, government-aided and private management shall function from 8 am to 11:30 am and midday meals shall be provided before 11 30 am," said the order.

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The IMD had predicted an increase in temperature in Telangana state and said that there could be an increase in maximum temperatures by 2 to 3 degrees in certain parts of the state.

Recently, the Telangana government had implemented half-day school timing in Telangana from March 15 till the last working day. As per the decision, schools were to function from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.

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