Published by: Sheen Kachroe
Last updated: April 25, 2023, 6:18 PM IST
A school education department official said as conditions improved with the onset of rain, the school closure advisory will not be extended (representative image)
During the heat wave, the city and the neighborhood recorded maximum temperatures hovering around 40 degrees
With temperatures cooling, schools in West Bengal resumed face-to-face classes on Monday after campuses were closed for a week due to extreme heat waves.
A school education official said as conditions improved with the onset of rain, the school closure advice will not be extended.
The notice from the state government dated April 16 stated: “due to the heat wave situation…all autonomous/state/central government aided and private schools in the state, except the hill areas of Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, will be closed from April 17 remain closed for a week or until further notice”.
Vice Chairman Krishna Damani, Vice Chairman of the South Point High School Management Committee, told PTI: “Our junior and senior sections’ physical classes have resumed today (April 24) after being suspended for a week due to the sweltering heat .” The headmaster of the state-run Hindu School, Subhrojit Dutta, said face-to-face classes started on Monday (April 24) from lower to upper primary (grades one to six) after being suspended from April 17-22 due to the heat wave as recommended in the latest status report.
“Senior students’ classes will also begin after tests that had to be moved from April 17 to April 24, … We don’t want to lag behind the academic calendar in any way,” he added.
The city and surrounding areas recorded a maximum daytime temperature of 33.8 degrees Celsius on Monday, two degrees less than normal.
The minimum temperatures were 25.7 degrees, one degree lower than normal.
During the heat wave conditions, the city and neighborhood recorded maximum temperatures hovering around 40 degrees, while other parts of South Bengal recorded maximum temperatures ranging from 37 degrees to 44 degrees.
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