Gorkha: All the schools in Palungtar municipality of the Gorkha district have been closed from today due to extreme heat. A decision was taken to close all community and institutional schools in the municipality for two days after students started facing health issues, said Mayor Bibash Chintan. The teaching and learning activities are set to resume regularly from June 15, according to the municipality.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Aanbukhaireni rural municipality has also decided to give a holiday in all community and institutional schools for two days starting today. The decision was taken considering the health issues of students due to the extreme heat. A notice issued by the rural municipality requested everyone to adopt necessary precautions to cope with the rising temperatures.