An order has been issued to close all schools in Kamrup district of Assam. Due to extreme heat and rising temperatures, all government / provincial/private schools operating under Kamrup (Metro) district have been ordered to be closed. This order has been given by the District Elementary Education Officer.

At the same time, earlier on Friday (September 20), the timing of the schools was changed due to the ongoing 'heatwave' in Kamrup Metropolitan and Cachar districts. In that order, classes were said to start from 7:30 am. The notice said that the school timings in both districts will start at 7.30 am and end before or after 12.30 pm. This will apply to all state government, central government, and private schools. After this, an order has been issued to close schools in Kamrup.

Assam | Due to excessive heat and rising temperature, the Kamrup (Metro) District Elementary Education Officer has ordered to remain close to all government/ provincialized/ private schools functioning under Kamrup (Metro) district from September 24 to September 27. pic.twitter.com/u7VCVM5GsK

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The timings of schools in the Dibrugarh district were changed.

Recently, the school timings in Dibrugarh district of Assam were also changed due to severe heat. The timings of all classes were made from 8:00 am. Dibrugarh District Commissioner had said, "Given the increasing heat in the district, the timings of all government and private schools will be changed. Instructions have been given to start classes from 8 am."