According to CAQM, the air quality index (AQI) of the national capital was recorded at 441 (Severe)at 4pm on Sunday.
With pollution reaching alarming levels, the Centre’s panel monitoring Delhi-NCR air quality has announced to impose stage-4 restrictions under Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) from Monday, November 18.
The air quality in the capital remained in the “severe” category for a past five days despite restrictions under GRAP, prompting authorities to impose stringent anti-pollution measures. The new set of restrictions would come into force from 8am on Monday.
The decision was taken by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).
According to CAQM, the air quality index (AQI) of the national capital was recorded at 441 (Severe)at 4pm on Sunday. It has been gradually increasing further and has already reached Severe+ category, as the AQI clocked 447, 452 and 457 at 5pm, 6pm, and 7pm on Sunday, respectively.
No Physical Classes for Students, Barring Class 10 and 12: Atishi
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi announced that physical classes will be discontinued for all students, apart from Class 10 and 12 till further orders.
With the imposition of GRAP-4 from tmrw, physical classes shall be discontinued for all students, apart from Class 10 and 12. All schools will hold online classes, until further orders.
— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) November 17, 2024
The Directorate of Education directed all heads of government and private schools to ensure that the offline classes for students up to class 9, and class 11, do not take place until further order.
“All the Heads of government, government aided and unaided private recognised schools of DoE, MCD, NDMC and DCB in Delhi are hereby directed to ensure that the physical classes for all students upto (sic) class nine and class eleven is (sic) to be discontinued from November 18 until further orders,” the DoE stated in a circular.
In-person classes for students of class 10 and class 12 will continue as usual, it said.