Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Unprecedented sweltering heat has adversely affected normal life in Kashmir valley. Authorities, on July 29, closed schools up to primary classes to protect children from heat stroke and dehydration. The divisional administration announced on Monday that schools up to Class 7 shall remain suspended till July 30. Officials said that the decision has been made because of the unprecedented heatwave sweeping the valley in last one week.
The maximum temperature was 36.2 degrees Celsius in Srinagar on July 28, which was higher than that of the winter capital Jammu where the maximum temperature was 35.1. Towns like Qazigund and Kokernag in Kashmir recorded their all-time highest maximum temperature of 35.6 and 34.1 respectively on July 28. Despite the forecast of intermittent rain at places in Kashmir valley, the rains haven’t obliged so far.
To invoke divine blessings, people across the valley offered special prayers called ‘Nimaz-e-Istisqa’.
