Vijayawada: LPG shortage and delays in delivery of cylinders forced schools in Vijayawada, which serve food to students to discontinue breakfast. Some of the schools, especially the semi-residential schools which serve breakfast and lunch to the students, changed timings and asked students to come to school after having breakfast at home.
The headmaster of a private school in Poranki said that they have changed school timings from 8am in the morning to 9am as it has become increasingly difficult to provide breakfast to the students. He said that they have run out of cylinders and with the curbs on fresh bookings, it has become very difficult to provide breakfast in the morning as they will have a small window of time. We tried to use alternative method, but it was disturbing academic schedules as it takes a longer time.
The in charge of another private coaching institute also took a similar decision and asked the students to come after breakfast or to bring it from home. They had to change the schedules of study hours, and class work. Both the institutions depend on firewood for the preparation of lunch. As the competitive examinations are round the corner for intermediate students, we cannot afford to take any risk with the academics, and we are trying everything we can to keep the academic schedules intact, he said.
