Schools Closed: Holidays in Assam revoked due to improved weather

The decision was taken to protect students from the ill exposure of the heatwave. Several district schools in the state reported students falling sick and fainting due to extreme heat conditions.

Even before announcing the holidays, the district administration ordered a change in school timings to reduce students’ exposure during the peak afternoon hours. The changed school timings of Assam’s district schools were 7.30 am to 12.30 pm. School assemblies and outdoor activities conducted were also closed owing to heat conditions in the state.

Meanwhile, Bihar’s Patna district administration on Monday extended the closure of 76 government schools in rural areas until September 26 for the safety of students and teachers. The decision was taken as the Ganga river continues to flow above the danger mark in several areas of the capital city.

In a circular by Patna District Magistrate Chandrashekhar Singh, it was noted that “a total of 76 government schools across eight blocks of Patna district will remain closed due to the elevated water levels in the Ganga.”

According to the Disaster Management Department (DMD) said approximately 12 districts along the Ganga are experiencing flood-like conditions, affecting around 13.56 lakh people in low-lying areas. A total of 376 village panchayats have been impacted, with many residents evacuated to camps, it said.

The 12 affected districts are Buxar, Bhojpur, Saran, Vaishali, Patna, Samastipur, Begusarai, Lakhisarai, Munger, Khagaria, Bhagalpur and Katihar, officials said.

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