Hans News Service Bhubaneswar

OdishaSchool and MassEdication Minister Nityananda Gond on Monday said that all schools, both government and private, in the State will reopen on June 18 after summer vacation. The schools were closed on April 27 for summer vacation following a rise in temperature in various districts of the State.

“The government is concerned about the education of the students.

The temperatures have also dipped as monsoon has arrived in Odisha. So, all schools will reopen on June 18,” Gond told reporters. If an unbearable heat wave prevails on June 18, further decision will be taken keeping the health of the students in mind, he said.

The government is taking necessary steps to distribute textbooks to the school-going students as soon as possible, he said.

Usually, the summer vacation in schools starts onMay 6 and continues till June 17. However, considering the existing heat waveconditions, the government had announced summer vacation on an earlier date.