Guwahati: The heat wave seems to have taken the whole of India into its clutches—it has also not left Northeast—Kamrup  district administration too has reportedly decided to reschedule the timings of school keeping in mind the larger interest of the school going children.

The order shall come into effect from June 5 onwards and shall remain until further notice. Meanwhile, Morigaon district administration has issued a notification directing rescheduling of normal school timing for both Government provincialised and private schools.

Earlier today, the Nagaon district administration of Assam had issued an order and rescheduled the timing of classes of all educational institutions (government and private) from 7-30 am with immediate effect in the wake of rising temperatures.

“A letter received from the inspector of Schools, NDC, Nagaon and DEEO Nagaon dated on June 2, 2023, regarding shifting of normal school time in Nagaon District due to the continuous rise of the Mercury level and prevailing scorching heat,” the notification read.

“Considering the above and in the interest of the public, the timing of following categories Educational Institutions (Government and private) under Nagaon District is hereby rescheduled,” it said.

“The timings of LP Schools will start from 7:30 am to 12:15 pm, ME School timings are 7:30 to 12:45 pm and HS and HS Schools start from 7:30 am to 1:15 pm,” it stated.