Declare summer vacation in Delhi schools amid deadly heatwave, demands Delhi Parents Association
India Today
The Delhi Parents Association has written a letter to Lieutenant Governor, NHRC, and NCPCR demanding summer vacations in schools across Delhi NCR amid the deadly heatwave.
On Monday, the Delhi Parents Association, DPA, wrote to the Lieutenant Governor, Anil Baijal, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) demanding summer vacations to be declared in schools across Delhi amid deadly scorching heat. On Sunday, a tormenting heatwave swept through Delhi NCR with the mercury leaping to 49.2 degrees in several parts of Delhi.
"We call upon you to immediately declare summer vacations in schools without delay in view of the deadly scorching heat in Delhi. Many children are falling ill due to extreme heat. And the attendance of children in schools is decreasing," the letter reads, as reported by PTI.
It further reads that no steps have been taken by the Delhi government. In the guidelines issued by the central government, it has been made clear that it is not safe for children to go out between 12-2 pm.
"We have been seeing for so many days that children are getting sick due to the ever-increasing heat and the attendance rate in schools is falling continuously. Therefore, in this view the schools should be closed immediately without delay and holidays are to be declared," reads the letter.
(With PTI inputs)
