Normal life in Rautahat district has been adversely affected due to extreme heat. As the temperature is soaring up every day, the concerned authority has directed the schools to shut down for a week. Issuing a notice on Thursday, the District Education Coordination Unit, Rautahat has urged the schools of all the 16 local units to close down for a week.

Unit Chief Ramabinay Kumar Singh said that as the students have started falling sick owing to the excessive heat, the schools have been asked to shut down for a week.