The Haryana Government on Monday announced advancing summer vacations in state-run and private schools due to the blistering heat in the state. According to an order issued by the Directorate of School Education on Monday, all schools in the state will observe summer holidays from May 28 to June 30. Earlier, it had ordered the closure of schools from June 1 to 30. However, given the prevailing severe heatwave conditions in the state, it has been decided to declare summer holidays from Tuesday, official sources said.  During the past few days, most places in Haryana have witnessed blistering heat, with maximum temperatures hovering in the 44-46 degrees Celsius range. The Directorate of School Education has ordered all district education officers, elementary education officers, block education officers and block elementary education officers to ensure that its orders are followed, said the official spokesperson. Entire Haryana was under grip of severe heat, Rohtak recorded a high of 47.1 degrees, Jhajjar 47 degrees, Bhiwani 45.5 degrees, Gurugram 46 degrees, Faridabad 46.9 degrees, Karnal 44.2 degrees, Hisar 46.3 degrees while Ambala registered a maximum of 44.5 degrees Celsius Sirsa recorded the hottest day of the season at 48.4 degrees Celsius.  According to the meteorological department here, Mahendragarh in Haryana also sweltered at 47.5 degrees.    Chandigarh was also under the influence of intense hot weather conditions and the maximum temperature here settled at 44.1 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a maximum temperature of 45.4 degrees Celsius while Bathinda recorded a high of 45.6 degrees Celsius.  Ludhiana recorded the maximum of 44.8 degrees, while Patiala registered a high of 45.4 degrees, Pathankot 45.1 degrees, Faridkot 45.6 degrees, Gurdaspur 43.5 degrees, Ferozepur 45.7 degrees and Mohali recorded a high of 43.6 degrees Celsius. According to the MeT department, heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are likely to continue in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh from May 27-30. 

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