Gorkha school shut for 90 days to combat cold

GORKHA: Manikamdevi Secondary School based in Gupsipakha of Laprak, Gorkha has been closed for next 90 days due to cold.

The school decided to close the teaching learning activities for the next three months owing to the increasing cold, said teacher Dhan Bahadur Gurung.

The school was running classes in temporary huts after the April 25 earthquake.

There are around 250 students in the school and most of them have been affected by cold-related health problems, Gurung said.