As attendance has declined in anganwadis owing to the intense heat, anganwadi workers have urged the State government to revise the functioning hours from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in all districts, like the way it is being done in the eight districts of north Karnataka, including Kalaburagi and Raichur, during summer.
“We have to work in anganwadis from 9.30 a.m to 4 p.m. However, this year, the temperature in all the districts has increased. A total of 22 children are enrolled in our anganwadi and only around nine are attending regularly. In addition, anganwadi workers are also suffering. The timings of anganwadis should be revised temporarily,” said an anganwadi worker from Ramanagara district.
After a drought-hit year, the day temperature has crossed 43 degrees Celsius in many districts of North Karnataka. So the government issued a caution notice in many districts about the possibilities of heatwave and heatstroke. In addition, the government temporarily revised the schedule of anganwadis in Kalaburagi, Ballari, Yadgir, Koppal, Raichur, Bidar, Vijayapura, and Bagalkot districts from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in April and May.
