Srinagar, July 5 -- The Kashmir Trade Alliance (KTA) has urged the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, to immediately extend the ongoing summer vacation in schools in view of the intense and unprecedented heatwave sweeping across the Valley.

In a statement, KTA President Aijaz Shahdhar said the temperature in Srinagar crossed 37 degrees Celsius on Friday - a level not witnessed since 1953. He said such extreme weather poses a serious health risk to school-going children, especially in the absence of proper infrastructure like cooling systems and ventilation in most schools.

Shahdhar stressed that continuing physical classes under the current conditions would be unsafe and counterproductive.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelHe urged the...