DOHA: Indian schools have announced a cut in their working hours by about one hour effective from this week or early next week in view of the soaring temperature.
The announcement follows a decision of the Supreme Education Council (SEC) reducing working hours of all Independent schools from the beginning of this month.
Indian schools took the decision in a recent meeting of their principals, it has been learnt.
Most schools have issued circulars to parents in this regard.
The Birla Public School and the Ideal Indian School will implement their new timings from today.
The schools will open at 6.45am and close one hour earlier at 12.30pm, instead of 1.30pm.
The MES Indian School will also have a similar timing which will come into force from tomorrow while Shantiniketan Indian School will start the reduced timings from Sunday. Other Indian schools are expected to follow suit though their new timings could not be independently confirmed yesterday.
Temperature may fall
Meanwhile, the Meteorology Department has forecast a fall in temperature over the next two days due to strong northwesterly winds that could hit the country from today.
The maximum temperature could plummet to 40 degrees Celsius in Doha today, about three degrees less compared to yesterday. Mercury had soared up to 46 degrees or more last week. The strong northwesterly winds could blow at varying speeds reaching 35 knots at times, causing high seas.
Visibility would be reduced to two kilometres or less in some places, the department said in a statement. The Peninsula
