The Bihar government on Wednesday ordered the closure of all private and government-run schools, coaching institutes and anganwadi centres till June 8, 2024.
Bihar School Closing News: India is currently experiencing a severe heatwave, impacting various regions across the country. This extreme weather condition has raised concerns and disrupted daily life in the country. Amid intense heatwave conditions in the state, the Bihar government on Wednesday ordered the closure of all private and government-run schools, coaching institutes, and anganwadi centres till June 8, 2024. Aurangabad was the hottest place in the state with the mercury logging 48.2 degrees Celsius, marking Bihar’s all-time maximum temperature, the weather office said, news agency PTI reported.
The decision came in response to the reports of several students in several schools in at least three districts in Bihar fell unconscious due to extreme heatwave conditions. As per news agency ANI report, Chief Secretary Brajesh Mehrotra issued a directive to district magistrates to ensure the closure of these educational institutions. “For the past few days, many districts of Bihar have been in the grip of a severe intense heatwave. Several districts including Gaya, Aurangabad and Kaimur recorded over 46 degrees Celsius,” reads the order.
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“On May 29, officials of the Indian Meteorological Department, in a meeting of the Disaster Management Group (CMG), forecasted that the prevailing heatwave conditions are likely to remain till June 8. Therefore, it has been decided that all government and private schools (including coaching institutes) and anganwadi centres will be closed from May 30, 2024, to June 8, 2024, due to the heatwave,” the order further stated.
#WATCH | Bihar: Several students fainted due to heatwave conditions at a school in Sheikhpura. The students were later admitted to a hospital. pic.twitter.com/Mv9Eg3taCJ
— ANI (@ANI) May 29, 2024
Earlier in the day, at least 50 students fainted on Wednesday morning at Mankaul Middle School in the Ariari block of Sheikhpura district of Bihar, due to extreme heatwave conditions, as the temperature is soaring between 40 and 45 degrees Celsius in the district. Initially, six students lost consciousness, but subsequently, many more students started collapsing. The incident began after the students attended an assembly for prayers and then proceeded to class. The whole matter created chaos in the school and the village.
(With Agencies Input)