The Punjab government has declared summer holidays for all government, private, aided, and recognised schools from May 21 to June 30 due to the extreme heatwave conditions in the state. The Department of School Education has also released an order to this effect.
On May 18, the school education department revised the school timings, opting to keep them open from 7:00 AM to 12 PM. It has, however, chosen to declare early summer vacations.
The Punjab government has preponed the commencement of summer vacation. Initially, the holidays were set to begin on June 1. However, due to the intense weather circumstances, the vacation period has been extended from May 21 to June 3.
Meanwhile, the director of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Chandigarh, AK Singh, stated that there is no imminent relief in sight. “This is a very unusual weather pattern. We never had to continuously issue five-to-seven-day red alert warnings in Punjab over the past few years,” Singh said as quoted by Hindustan Times.
As per the IMD officials, the districts of west Malwa, particularly Fazilka, Muktsar, and Bathinda, are expected to be struck the worst by the heat wave during the next five days. Heat waves are affecting various districts across the state. On May 19, Bathinda recorded the highest maximum temperature of 46.4⁰C.
Several states in India are dealing with severe heat waves. As a result, state administrations have stated that summer vacations for schools in these states will begin earlier to guarantee children’s safety and well-being.
Similarly, the Department of School Education, Haryana has stated that all government and private schools in the state will have summer vacations from June 1 to June 30, 2024. This announcement was made via a notice issued on May 17 and distributed to a variety of educational officials, including district education officers and principals. The regulation further said that both public and private schools would reopen on July 1, 2024.
Rajasthan’s Education Department has also proclaimed a summer vacation for all government and private schools beginning May 17 and extending till June 30. The department has issued stringent orders to schools not to hold any more lessons during this time.
Madhya Pradesh has similarly changed its academic calendar in reaction to the extreme weather conditions. Summer vacation for all government and private school students began on May 1 and will last until June 15. This is according to State Education Board directives.
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