As heatwave persists, J&Ok college students’ physique urges for rapid summer time break | Schooling
Could 23, 2025 07:18 PM IST
J&Ok College students Affiliation urged the federal government to announce a right away brief summer time break for colleges throughout the UT, in view of the continuing heatwave.
The Jammu and Kashmir College students Affiliation on Friday urged the federal government to announce a right away brief summer time break for colleges throughout the Union Territory, in view of the continuing heatwave.
Nationwide Convenor of the Affiliation, Nasir Khuehami, expressed deep concern over the influence college students may have amid unprecedented rise in temperatures within the Kashmir Valley.
“Our area shouldn’t be climatically tailored to such excessive warmth. The present heatwave has made day by day life insufferable, particularly for college students who’re being compelled to attend college below harmful climate situations. Extended publicity to such warmth can lead to dehydration, heatstroke, and different severe well being issues,” he stated.
The schooling division on Thursday introduced change of college timings which can come impact from Monday.
The faculties falling below Srinagar municipal limits will operate from
8:30 am to 2:30 pm as a substitute of 9 am. The opposite colleges throughout Kashmir will operate from 9 am to three pm as a substitute of 9:30 am.
In the meantime, the day temperatures proceed to stay a number of levels above regular throughout the valley.
The summer time capital Srinagar on Friday recorded a most of 33.2 diploma celsius, some 7.8 notches above regular. The northern district if Kupwara witnessed a most of 32.4 levels, MeT stated in an replace.
It stated that on Thursday, Srinagar recorded the third highest most temperature of 34.4°C after the 2nd highest of 35°C on 31 Could 1956.
