School Timings in Capital City Changed, Read Further to Know More

RAIPUR: As per the order released the state Education Department schools in the capital city will function from 7:30 am effective from April 5th. The order the Drict Education Officer GL Thakur came in view of the heatwave alert issued the IMD.
According to the order primary and middle schools will begin at 7:30 am and close 11:30 am, while the higher secondary schools will run from 11:30 am to 4:30 pm.

India is expected to have above-normal temperatures from April-June as per forecast IMD. IMD on Saturday said above-normal heatwave days are predicted in most parts of central, east and northwest India during this period.
“A significantly higher number of heatwave days are predicted over parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana,” IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mahapatra said in a virtual press conference.