Schools will remain closed in some parts of Haryana till Wednesday, November 17 due to high levels of air pollution. According to a report in Hindustan Times, the Haryana government has decided to close schools in Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat and Jhajjar. This comes after the Delhi government announced closure of schools for a week starting Monday.
NS Haryana government led by Manohar Lal Khattar had opened physical classes In July for students of classes 6 to 12, on September 1 for classes 4 and 5 and from September 20 for students of classes 1 to 3. Schools will remain closed for three days due to high air pollution levels in Delhi NCR.
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Meanwhile, the Delhi government has not only directed schools to remain closed and resort to online classes, but also asked government offices to remain closed and opt to work from home. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that schools in the capital will remain closed from Monday.
,Schools will be closed for a week from Monday, To continue virtually so that children do not have to breathe polluted air,” Kejriwal had said.
Schools reopened in Delhi for classes 9 to 12 from September 1 and the rest from November 1. Schools were allowed to reopen with 50 per cent students per class. The teachers were instructed to complete vaccination of both the doses of the Kovid-19 vaccine. Schools in the capital have been closed since March 2020 due to the pandemic.
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After Diwali, the air quality in Delhi has deteriorated and the air quality has become ‘severe’. According to the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting Research (SAFAR), the overall air quality in Delhi on Saturday morning was recorded in the “severe” category with an air quality index (AQI) of 499.
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