Schools to remain closed in Himachal Pradesh's Una till May 31 amid heat wave

The schools will remain closed in Himachal Pradeshs Una till May 31 amid heat wave in parts of state reported the PTIDeputy commissioner Jatin Lal ordered closure of schools till May 31 with mercury soaring to 45 degree Celsius in Una on Tuesday according to the news agencyAll schools would remain closed till May 31 following heat wave in the district Jatin Lal saidThe day temperatures are above normal in the state with Dhaulakaun recording a high of 432 degree Celsius Hamirpur 427 degree C Chamba 406 degree C Kangra 408 degree C Sundernagar 406 degree C and Mandi 40 degree CThe key hill stations of Dharamshala Kasauli Shimla Manali and Dalhousie recorded maximum temperatures at 368 degree Celsius 354 degree C 304 degree C 288 degree C and 282 degree C respectivelyThe Shimla MeT office has issued yellow warning for heatwaves at isolated places in low hills and predicted a wet spell in mid and high hills from till June 2Earlier in the day the Una unit of Himachal Pradesh School lecturers Association had submitted a letter addressed to the deputy director of Higher Education Department for declaring holiday in view of the ongoing intense weather conditionsSenior State Vice President of the association Vikas Ratan said it is difficult for children to sit in classes with temperature rising to 4445 degree CelsiusThis matter was brought to the notice of the district administration and holidays have been declared till May 31 June 1 being the polling day and June 2 a Sunday the schools would now open on June 3The district administration had earlier on May 20 declared holidays from nursery to class five which are continuingTemperature soars in Delhis outskirtsAs temperatures soar in Delhi several areas like Najafgarh and Mungeshpur are facing severe heatwave conditions and temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius on a daily basis that are affecting the health of residents with experts saying the reasons for the rising mercury in these areas range from lack of greenery and direct sunlight according to the PTIOn Monday Najafgarh in southwest Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 486 degrees Celsius eight notches above the normal while the minimum temperature settled at 314 degrees Celsius five degrees above the seasons averageThe Mungeshpur weather station recorded a high of 488 degrees Celsius eight notches above the normal It recorded a minimum temperature of 276 degrees Celsius a notch above the seasons averageThe areas have been recording the highest maximum temperatures among all weather stations on a daily basisThe capital is on red alert on Tuesday and has been under heat wave conditions for the last three dayswith PTI inputs