Lucknow: School timings changed amid rising mercury

Lucknow, April 25 (IANS) The Lucknow district administration has changed the timings of all schools in view of rising temperatures.

The timing of all government, aided and private schools up to Class 12 has been fixed from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. from Thursday till further orders.

District Magistrate Surya Pal Gangwar said that the decision was taken in the larger interest of the students.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Uttar Pradesh government changed the timing of all schools run by the Basic Education Department.

The timings of these institutions will now be from 7:30 a.m. and to 1 p.m., according to an order issued by Special Secretary Yatindra Kumar.

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