With the sudden rise in temperature, all schools of Dhanbad district, both Government and private, have been directed to change timings.
The day temperature, as high as 37-38 degree Celsius in various parts of the district, has prompted the authorities to order the change in school timings.
Acting on the rising mercury level, the Dhanbad Deputy Commissioner Anjaneyulu Dodde directed his official to reschedule the school timings with immediate effect.
On the directive of DC, district education officer, Vinit Kumar, issued a notice to all Government and private schools functioning in the district to reschedule and limit their timings to 1:00 pm up to class 5 while classes from 6 to 8 will continue till 2 pm.
The timings of the anganwadis (the Government-run women and child care centres) have also been changed.
The schools will have to follow the new timings with immediate effect and will not continue classes after 1:00 pm, said DEO adding “this order has been enforced till 31 March. Later the timings will be rescheduled again.”
Considering the heat wave in the past few days, the district administration has also advised the school authorities to make proper arrangement of drinking water on the campus premises and ensure that all precautionary measures have been taken to protect children from heat strokes.