A government order has been issued to postpone reopening of schools in Telangana by 2 weeks, due to the existing heat wave conditions in the state. All schools in the state will now reopen on June 12 and not June 1st, as per the order.
Issued on May 24, the order issued by the Education Secretary Janardhan Reddy to Commissioner of School Education reads, "The attention of the Commissioner of School Education, Telangana, Hyderabad is invited to the references cited and is informed that the Government have decided to reopen the schools on 12.6.2019, in view of the prevailing heat wave condition instead of from 01.6.2019."
The order also requested the Commissioner of School Education to take necessary action to implement the order.
Telangana witnessed high temperatures this week with Hyderabad and Nizamabad sizzling at over 40 degrees Celsius. While Hyderabad witnessed a maximum temperature of 42.7 degrees, with a 3.1 degree variation above normal, Nizamabad and Ramagundam were at 44.4 degrees and 44.2 degrees respectively.
The Indian Meteorological Department issued a heat wave alert on May 20 and said that it would continue for the next few days.
Apart from the above mentioned districts, Khammam also boiled at 44 degres Celsius while Bhadrachalam experienced a maximum temperature of 43.8 degrees.
The severe heat wave conditions affected normal life in the Telugu states, with authorities issuing several warning asking people to protect themselves especially in the afternoons.