India, April 28 -- The Gautam Budh Nagar administration has revised the school timings for students of Nursery to Class 8 amid the ongoing heatwave from 7:30 am to 12:30 pm.

According to an order issued on Sunday by Gautam Budh Nagar district's basic education officer Rahul Panwar, all aided and private schools affiliated to boards, including CBSE, ICSE, IB and the UP Board, will operate from 7.30 am to 12.30 pm until further orders.

The revised schedule was set to be effective from Monday. However, as the order came late on Sunday night, most schools are set implementing it from Tuesday.

District Inspector of Schools (DIOS) Rajesh Singh said, "The heat is not expected to subside anytime soon, and summer vacations usually begin around ...