Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday mentioned all instructional establishments within the state will stay closed subsequent week in view of the ‘extreme’ heatwave situations. Banerjee mentioned kids have been complaining of complications and different well being points after getting back from college in the previous few days.
“All instructional establishments, together with faculties, faculties, universities will stay closed from Monday until Saturday subsequent week, conserving in thoughts the extreme heatwave situations.
“I urge the private educational institutions to do the same during this period,” Banerjee informed a Bengali information channel.
The CM mentioned an official notification on this regard might be issued quickly.
“I will also request people to avoid coming out in the sun from 12 pm to 4 pm,” she mentioned.
The West Bengal authorities had earlier introduced preponing the summer season trip in state-run and aided faculties by three weeks to May 2, besides within the hill areas, as a result of sweltering warmth. Summer trip in faculties was initially scheduled to begin from round May 24-25.Â
Most locations within the state have been recording day temperatures in extra of 40 levels Celsius, and the MeT Department has forecast that heatwave situations will proceed until April 19.
