This Article is From Jul 01, 2012

Delhi schools extend vacation because of heat wave

Delhi schools extend vacation because of heat wave
New Delhi: In view of the prevailing heat wave in the capital, the Delhi government today extended the summer vacation of city schools by one more week.

All government schools and majority of private schools were scheduled to reopen on Monday but now they will reopen on July 9.

"We have decided to extend the summer vacation by one week and schools will reopen on July 9 instead of tomorrow," Delhi Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said.

The vacations had started on May 12.

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