India, April 28 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) Education Committee on Monday issued strict guidelines for schools to deal with the rising heat and a possible heatwave in the national Capital, in line with measures taken by the Delhi Government.

MCD education committee chairman Yogesh Verma said the directions have been issued for all corporation-run and affiliated schools, keeping in view the increasing heat in the Capital and the possibility of a heatwave.

"On the lines of the Delhi Government, all necessary precautionary steps are being taken in MCD schools with children's safety and health as the top priority. The decision has been taken considering the warning issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD)," Verm...