West Bengal Govt to Prepone Summer Holidays Due to Extreme Heat, Check Revised Dates Here

West Bengal Summer Vacations: As per the reports, the West Bengal government has ordered the school authorities to prepone the summer holidays in the government schools by three weeks. The summer vacation in the West Bengal government schools was scheduled to be started on May 24, but now it will start on May 2 due to intense heat in the region. This decision has been taken in view of the increasing temperature in the state. However, the official notification regarding the same is not announced yet. It is advisable for the students and their parents to contact their respective schools for further updates. 

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), heatwave conditions are expected over the weekend. The districts of Paschim Medinipur, Bankura, Paschim Bardhaman, Purulia, and Birbhum will face hot and dry weather. Whereas the temperature may increase by 2 to 4 degrees, the reports said.

Check the Tweet below:

Heat wave conditions likely over Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.@ndmaindia pic.twitter.com/pFSS2JWidk

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) April 13, 2023

Schools Closed in Odisha

As per the recent updates, not only West Bengal, but the Odisha Government has also announced the advisory to close all the government, private and Anganwadi schools in the state up to class 10th. The decision has been taken in view of the intense weather conditions. Considering the health of the students, the school authorities have ordered to shut down the schools for five days from April 12 to 16, 2023. 

The authorities were also directed to make sure of the smooth supply of drinking water in both urban and rural areas. Moreover, the energy department also asked to ensure a steady power supply in the state, the reports added.

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