The district administration has revised the school timings due to intense heat wave conditions in the city.
Schools will now close at 12 noon for Class I to VIII from May 4. The directive will be applicable on all primary and private schools, District Magistrate Roshan Jacob said in a statement.
Severe heat wave conditions are prevailing in the city with mercury soaring past 40 degree Celsius. The MeT department has forecast light rains.