In the middle of the permanent thermal waves, the Directorate of School Education, Jammu and Kashmir, on Saturday ordered the early start of summer holidays for all governments and recognized private schools up to a higher secondary level in Kashmir division. The holiday will now take place from 23 June to 1, instead of starting 1 July, as originally planned. “As a result of approved by the competent authority, it shall be ordered that the whole government and recognition of private schools, up to the higher secondary level of operation in the Kashmir division, observe a summer holiday with effect from 23-06-2025 to 07-07-2025,” the official statement read.
Kashmir has been experiencing its second wave since mid -June and Srinagar has now recorded some of the highest temperatures in the last two decades. On Thursday, the meteorological center said Srinagar was the hottest place in the Himalayan Valley and recorded 35.2 ° C-6.8 ° C above the normal-the third highest temperature that has ever been recorded in the city’s history.
In May, the school education department revised the timing of the school, when Kashmir experienced its first wave wave between 18 and 27 May, with temperatures rising 6 to 8 degrees above normal. Minister of Education Sakina ITOO said that the ministry has now decided to advance the summer break, originally scheduled from 1 July, at least two weeks in the valley.
“We propose a summer holiday from 1 to July 10 and then see the weather conditions to decide whether to extend the holiday or not,” she said.
Usually summer holidays in Jammu start in the first week of July, while in Kashmir they usually start in the third week.
She also mentioned that the ministry was considering the possibility of an earlier beginning of the holidays. “We’ll see if it’s possible. We can break before,” she said.
(Tagstotranslate) Summer holiday in Kashmir 2025
