Bengal schools and colleges to remain shut next week due to heatwave
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Sunday that all educational institutions in the state would remain closed the following week due to “severe” heatwave conditions.
Banerjee explained that children had been experiencing health problems such as headaches after returning from school in the last few days.
The CM urged private educational institutions to follow suit, and an official notification regarding the decision will be issued soon.
She also requested people to avoid going out in the sun from 12 pm to 4 pm.
The West Bengal government had already rescheduled summer vacation in state-run and aided schools three weeks early to May 2, except in hill areas, due to the sweltering heat.
The state has been recording day temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius, and the MeT Department has forecast that heatwave conditions will continue until April 19.
(With PTI inputs)
