Heatwave Warning: Schools, Colleges Shut Across 9 Districts; SOP Rolled Out

Heatwave warning: Schools, colleges shut across 9 districts; SOP rolled out

Bhubaneswar: Amid rising daytime temperature, collectors in nine districts have announced closure of anganwadis and all educational institutions, both.

School holiday declared in Odisha's nine districts from April 20 amid heatwave, check when classes will open

Schools are closed in several districts of Odisha amid soaring temperatures as the heatwave has hit the state early this year. District administrations have ordered the closure of schools, anganwadi centres and technical institutes in Sambalpur, Nuapada, Nabarangpur and Jharsuguda from April 20 until further notice. In Boudh district, educational institutions will remain closed till April 22, while examinations will continue as scheduled. Mayurb…

Odisha Shuts Schools, Colleges In 9 Dists As Heatwave Grips Western Regions

Bhubaneswar: The administrations in at least nine districts of Odisha have ordered the closure of anganwadi centres, schools, colleges, and technical institutions, both government and private, to protect students and staff from the intensifying heatwave. This comes as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued severe heatwave warnings for several western districts until April 22. Warning has been issued particularly for five districts …

Heatwave: Educational institutes in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj to remain shut for 4 days

Bhubaneswar: All Educational institutes in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district will remain closed for 4 days starting April 20 in view of the prevailing heatwave conditions in some parts of the state. Mayurbhanj Collector Hema Kanta Say issued an order in this regard today. As per the order, all government, government-aided and private schools as well as colleges in Mayurbhanj will remain closed from April 20 to 23 amid the prevailing hot and humid con…

Odisha: Mercury crosses 40 degree C, schools shut in 9 districts

Intense heatwave conditions are persisting across Odisha, with 15 locations recording temperatures above 40-degree Celsius, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Titlagarh in Bolangir district was the hottest at 42.7 degrees Celsius, followed by Jharsuguda at 42.6 degrees. The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack experienced relatively lower temperatures of 36.7 and 36.8 degrees Celsius, respectively. The IMD predicts that the heat…