Delhi government issues guidelines for schools amid heatwave predictions

In the wake of heatwave predictions in the national capital, the Delhi Government on Wednesday issued guidelines on school preparedness for ongoing summers, according to sources.

All schools in Delhi recognized under the directorate of education have to ensure that there is no student assembly in the schools during the afternoon shift, the circular issued by the government read.

On Wednesday, the maximum temperature settled at 36.7 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal for this time of the year.

The city had recorded a maximum of 36.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, the highest this summer season so far.

Meteorologists have said that the national capital is bracing itself for a prolonged dry spell that is expected to drive temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius at isolated places in the city over the coming week.

In 2022, Delhi recorded its second hottest April since 1951 with a monthly average maximum temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius.

The city saw nine heat wave days in April last year, including four in the first 10 days, which was the maximum in the month since 2010.

It had recorded a high of 43.5 degrees Celsius on April 28 and April 29 last year.