Bhubaneswar: On the account of the prevailing heatwave across the state, the School & Mass Education department on Monday announced that all schools in Odisha will remain closed for a period of five days starting tomorrow.
All govt and private schools in Odisha will remain shut from tomorrow till April 30th, the government sources informed.
In a letter, S&ME Department said, “On the subject cited above, I am to say that in view of the Heat Wave situation in the State, Government after careful consideration have been pleased to suspend the classes of all Educational Institutions under S&ME Department i.e. Government, Government Aided and privately managed (Odia & English medium) from 26.04.2022 to 30.04.2022 (except for examination which has already been scheduled by BSE & CHSE).”
Earlier, the Odisha government has decided to curtail summer vacation for all higher education institutions, including state public universities, to compensate for the academic days lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The decision to cut short the vacation was taken to cover the syllabus which could not be completed due to the closure of the institutions during the pandemic.
