New Delhi, July 1 -- Heatwave conditions in Kashmir prompted the Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) to announce summer vacation for all government and recognised private schools. Schools across the Kashmir Valley will remain closed from 6 July to 19 July, as it witnessed one of the hottest months in over two decades. The region braces for spike in mercury and another heatwave after few days of downpour.

Schools up to the higher secondary level will remain closed during the notified period, according to an official order. Classes will resume from 20 July after the vacation in the wake of rise in temperatures across Kashmir over the past several days. This early summer break comes after most arid June since 2014. India received...