Odisha Schools & Anganwadi Centres to Be Closed till April 16 Due to Heat wave

GG News Bureau

Bhubaneswar, 12th April. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed the administration on Tuesday to close all anganwadi centres and schools from April 12 to April 16 due to rising temperatures across the state.

He also requested that officials ensure a continuous supply of drinking water and power.

“In view of intense heat wave conditions, anganwadis and all schools, both government and private up to Class 12, will remain closed from tomorrow till April 16,” Patnaik said in an official order.

Odisha Tuesday turned into a virtual cauldron as the mercury crossed the 40-degree Celsius mark at nine places.

The highest temperature was 41.6 degrees Celsius in Baripada, with the state capital Bhubaneswar seeing 40.7 degrees Celsius, according to the Met Department.

The IMD has issued a heat-wave warning for several districts, including Balasore, Sundergarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur, and Jharsuguda, from April 13-15.

“Due to north westerly/westerly dry air and high solar insolation, the maximum temperature is very likely to rise further by 3-4 degrees Celsius in interior Odisha during the next four days, and at many places in other districts of the state,” it said.