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While Rajasthan is reeling under severe heat wave conditions, reports from West Bengal suggests that Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday the 27th of April 2022 announced an early summer vacation for schools from May 2 following extreme heatwave conditions in the state.

The announcement came after the Chief Minister conducted a meeting on the heatwave conditions prevailing in the state.

Banerjee appealed not only to government schools, but also private schools in the state to take a humane approach on the matter.

“Many children have fallen sick unable to tolerate the heat wave. So, we have decided to start summer vacation from May 2,” she added.

Meanwhile in Rajasthan mercury remained high on the scale where most of the cities recorded above-normal temperature on Wednesday.

The maximum temperature in Vanasthali was 45.4 degrees Celsius, while the Bikaner and Phalodi recorded a high of 45.2 degrees Celsius.

Jaipur Meteorological Centre Director Radhey Shyam Sharma said the maximum temperature has been recorded around 44 degrees Celsius at most places of the state. The heat wave phase of this summer season has started in the state from Wednesday.

He said there may be a slight increase in the temperature in the next one week. This ongoing heatwave spell will continue for the next four to five days. During this, there is a strong possibility of heatwave conditions at some places in Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaipur division, Bharatpur division.

He said that on April 29-30, the effect of another western disturbance will also be seen in the state, during which thunderstorms (with speed reaching 30-40 kmph) in the districts of Jodhpur, Ajmer, Bikaner divisions will be witnessed.