DANG: Schools in the Tulasipur Sub-Metropolitan City will remain closed for five days due to excessive heat.

The closure will be in effect from May 31 to June 4, following reports of students facing health complications from the continuous rise in temperature.

Man Bahadur Rawat, Coordinator of the Social Development Committee, announced that schools have been instructed to suspend teaching and learning activities during this period.

Chakra Bahadur Bhandari, Chief of the Education Division of the Sub-Metropolitan City, mentioned that a meeting of the municipal education committee decided to close all community and institutional schools in Tulasipur after temperatures in the Dang district exceeded 39 degrees Celsius.

Additionally, schools within Rapti Rural Municipality will be closed for two days starting today due to the excessive heat.