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 Nepal Foreign Minister cancels Serbia trip after flood 187 foreign nationals rescued Reconstruction after floods may cost up to $5 billion :… Rescue efforts intensified to free trapped hydropower workers EU allocates €2 million to support Nepal flood victims Putin sends condolences to Nepal over deadly flood Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief2 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society
