Summer Heatwave: All Schools In Odisha To Remain Closed From Tomorrow Till April 30

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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.

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