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Telangana govt orders half day in all schools amid heatwave warning
The schools shall function from 8am to 12:30pm and mid-day meals shall be provided at 12:30pm.
The Telangana government on Monday ordered schools to function on half-day basis till the last working day of the academic year 2021-22 in view of the rising temperature in the southern state. The order will come into effect starting March 15.
"All the regional joint directors of school education and district education officers in the state are hereby informed that half-day schools will commence from 15 March onwards till the last working day of the academic year 2022," the government order read.
The order is applicable for all educational institutions, including primary, upper primary and high schools, under all managements i.e. government, government-aided and private management.
"The schools shall function from 8am to 12:30pm and mid-day meals shall be provided at 12:30pm," the order further read. However, special classes will continue for students preparing for the SSC public examinations, in May.
"All the regional joint directors of school education and district education officers in the state are hereby directed to communicate the orders to the school functioning under all managements and monitor the implementation," it further stated.
On Sunday, the India meteorological department issued a heatwave warning for various parts of Gujarat, Vidarbha, Southwest Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, interior Odisha, Kerala and Mahe, Telangana, Rayalaseema and Tamil Nadu.
According to the weather department, a heat wave is declared only when the maximum temperature reaches at least 40°C in the plains and at least 30°C in the hills. A heatwave is also declared when the maximum temperature remains above 45°C or more for a day irrespective of average normal maximum temperature.
