[Nepal] - Extreme heat forces Banke community schools to shut

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEPALGUNJ, JUNE 2Nepalgunj Sub Metropolitan City and Khajura Rural Municipality have
decided to shut community schools within the local levels due to unbearable heat.
KMC community schools not allowed to take
fees
Local levels urged to assess condition of public lands
Temperature in Banke district has soared reaching as high as 41
degrees Celsius, affecting normal life of people, and prompting the closure of schools.All community and institutional schools, and madrasas
in the sub metropolitan city will remain shut for three days from June 4 to 6, said Lokendra Shahi, the section officer at the
sub-metropolis
Classes missed due to the school closure will be compensated by reducing the period allocated for summer leave, he said.Community schools
within Khajura Rural Municipality will be closed for three days, according to a notice issued by Khagendra Malla, chief of the education,
youth and sports section of the rural municipality.
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