With temperatures hovering
around 45 degree C and the India
Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting
severe heat wave conditions for at least three
days from Thursday, the Odisha government
today extended school holidays till April 26
and decided to continue mid-day-meal
scheme in drought affected areas even during
the summer vacation.
"Keeping in view the forecast made by the
IMD, the government has decided to extend
the school holidays till April 26. The decision
regarding opening of school will be taken
according to the weather condition," Special
Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Mohapatra
told reporters in Bhubaneswar.
The state government had earlier announced
closure of schools run by the state
government and private till April 20, in view of
the prevailing heat wave condition.
The school and mass education department
has meanwhile issued a notification in this
regard.
"Though there is a marginal drop in
temperature in coastal districts of Odisha due
to the wind flow from south-east direction as
well as the wind speed which is around 45
kmph, the models indicate that the
temperature will gradually rise in next 48
hours in interior and coastal Odisha with
severe heat wave condition in the next three
days from April 21," Bhubaneswar
Meteorological Centre director Sarat Chandra
Sahu said.
The state government in its MDM steering
committee meeting chaired by chief secretary
AP Padhi, decided to continue the mid-day
meal scheme in 27 drought-affected districts
in the state.
For this, the state government would spend
Rs 81 crore towards the scheme to be
continued during the summer holidays in
36,000 schools, said MDM state nodal officer
Gangadhar Sahu.
Mr Sahu said this time in 2016-17 fiscal, a
total amount of Rs 975 crore is required to
run the MDM in schools. Both the Centre and
the state will have 60:40 share in the MDM
scheme, he said.
around 45 degree C and the India
Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting
severe heat wave conditions for at least three
days from Thursday, the Odisha government
today extended school holidays till April 26
and decided to continue mid-day-meal
scheme in drought affected areas even during
the summer vacation.
"Keeping in view the forecast made by the
IMD, the government has decided to extend
the school holidays till April 26. The decision
regarding opening of school will be taken
according to the weather condition," Special
Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Mohapatra
told reporters in Bhubaneswar.
The state government had earlier announced
closure of schools run by the state
government and private till April 20, in view of
the prevailing heat wave condition.
The school and mass education department
has meanwhile issued a notification in this
regard.
"Though there is a marginal drop in
temperature in coastal districts of Odisha due
to the wind flow from south-east direction as
well as the wind speed which is around 45
kmph, the models indicate that the
temperature will gradually rise in next 48
hours in interior and coastal Odisha with
severe heat wave condition in the next three
days from April 21," Bhubaneswar
Meteorological Centre director Sarat Chandra
Sahu said.
The state government in its MDM steering
committee meeting chaired by chief secretary
AP Padhi, decided to continue the mid-day
meal scheme in 27 drought-affected districts
in the state.
For this, the state government would spend
Rs 81 crore towards the scheme to be
continued during the summer holidays in
36,000 schools, said MDM state nodal officer
Gangadhar Sahu.
Mr Sahu said this time in 2016-17 fiscal, a
total amount of Rs 975 crore is required to
run the MDM in schools. Both the Centre and
the state will have 60:40 share in the MDM
scheme, he said.