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          Patna, May 16 (IANS) The Bihar government has ordered all   schools to be closed from Monday due to the scorching heat that has seen   temperatures soaring to 43 degrees Celsius.
 Chief Minister Nitish Kumar   late Sunday directed Human Resource Development principal secretary Anjani Kumar   Singh to order the closure of schools in view of the prevailing heat wave in the   state, an official said.
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	  Government schools in the state were supposed to close for holidays after May   20. However, some elite private schools have already declared summer vacations. 
 The local met office said there is going to be no relief from the heat   with temperatures likely to rise in the coming days.
 
 
      
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