Hyderabad, March 11 -- The School Education Department has announced half-day schools from March 15 as temperatures rise in Telangana.

It will be applicable to all primary, upper primary, and high schools.

Revised timings of half-day schools in Telangana

Government, government-aided, and private schools in Telangana will operate from 8 am to 12:30 pm.

In government schools, mid-day meals will be provided at 12:30 pm.

The decision was taken as temperatures in the state recently surpassed 40 degrees Celsius.

Yesterday, the highest maximum temperature of 39.4 degrees Celsius was recorded in Adilabad. In Hyderabad, the highest temperature of 35.7 degrees Celsius was recorded in Asifnagar.

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