गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Extreme heat prompts school closure in Birendranagar from Sunday Nepal Extreme heat prompts school closure in Birendranagar from Sunday KathmanduPati May 31, 2024 File Photo SURKHET – Schools in Birendranagar are to be closed from coming Sunday in view of the increasing hot weather. Private and Boarding Schools Organisation of Nepal (PABSON), the umbrella organisation of private and boarding schools in the country, decided to close the schools for a week beginning June 2, citing the scorching heat. The maximum temperature in Birendranagar was around 40 degrees Celsius today. PABSON Surkhet president Ved Prakash Dhakal said that they made a collective decision has to shut the institutional schools for a week, as the extreme heat can affect the children’s health. The Birendranagar Municipality also plans to close the community schools within the municipality in view of the increasing seething heat, said Dheerendra Sharma Lamsal, Chief of the Municipality’s education Section. He however added that an official decision has not been taken on this as yet. “We will close the community schools within the municipality from Sunday if the temperature goes up like this as it has been at present. However, the schools will not be closed if there is respite in heat with the occurrence of rain,” he added. Write your comments RELATED NEWS PM Shah expresses commitment to making police organization capable Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Public Relations for a Soldier We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Why the PLA broadcasted Punjabi songs for Indian troops Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer WAP and the portrayal of the female body as a commodity Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis
