Ranchi : The new timing is likely to be implemented from Wednesday, the official told IANS.
All classes up to eighth will close at 10.30 am and classes from ninth to 12th at 11.30 am, he said.
Once the summer capital of undivided Bihar, Ranchi has been experiencing temperatures well above 40 degree Celsius since April 1.
On Monday, a school girl reportedly died here due to sun stroke.
About 15 deaths in Jharkhand have so far been attributed to the intense heat, with temperatures in Jamshedpur and Daltanganj touching 45 degree Celsius.
There is also acute water crisis in Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Daltanagnj and some other parts of the state.
All classes up to eighth will close at 10.30 am and classes from ninth to 12th at 11.30 am, he said.
Once the summer capital of undivided Bihar, Ranchi has been experiencing temperatures well above 40 degree Celsius since April 1.
About 15 deaths in Jharkhand have so far been attributed to the intense heat, with temperatures in Jamshedpur and Daltanganj touching 45 degree Celsius.
Advertisement
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
In Ranchi, Deserted Classrooms As Water Crisis Draws Out Students Windows Computers Lead To 'Blue Screen Of Death' Due To CrowdStrike Error In 1st Statement After Outage, CrowdStrike CEO Says... Massive Worldwide Microsoft Outage: Flights, Markets, Stock Exchange Down Law Will Take Its Course: Puja Khedkar Breaks Silence On Allegations "Atmanirbharta" Cannot Be At Cost Of Nation's Defence: Air Force Vice Chief CrowdStrike CEO Says "Deeply Sorry" For Tech Outage: Report Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.