Anganwadi centres to have morning classes

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government announced that all Anganwadi centres in the State will have morning classes from April 2 due to heat wave conditions.

All Anganwadi centres in the State will operate from 7 am to 11.30 am from April 2. The time was revised considering the prevalent heat wave condition in the State, the Information and Public Relations department said in a press statement on Monday.

The State Women and Child Development department has issued guidelines to the collectors in this regard, it said. The Anganwadi centres have also been directed to make arrangements for adequate supply of drinking water and ORS for children and their staff during working hours.

The government had already directed all schools to hold morning classes from 7 am to 11.30 am for students up to Class 12 from April 2 because of heat wave in the State.

The day temperature has already touched 40 degrees Celsius in the State during this summer season. The IMD said the day temperature would rise by 3 to 4 degrees Celsius in many parts of the State in the next two days. Meanwhile, India Meteorological Department Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said above-normal maximum temperatures are likely over most parts of the country during the April-June period, with a high probability over central and western peninsular India.

Gujarat, Maharashtra, north Karnataka, Odisha, west Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh are predicted to experience the worst impact of heat waves in April. Lok Sabha polls in India will take place in seven phases between April 19 and June 1.