Haryana government has closed schools in Gurgaon and three other districts due to poor air quality.
Due to poor air quality in Delhi and neighbouring cities, the Government of Haryana ordered all schools in Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonepat and Jhajjar to be closed until 17 November. All construction activities are also totally banned.
Delhi AQI Latest Updates, Today's Delhi Weather, Delhi Pollution Live: In addition to Gurgaon, the school will remain closed in Faridabad, Sonepat and Jhajjar until November 17th. All construction activities are also totally banned.
In Delhi, schools will be closed for a week starting Monday and construction activities will not be permitted from 14 to 17 November, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday. He said all government agencies would work from home. According to Kejriwal, virtual lessons at school will continue, but physics lessons will be cancelled, so children will not have to go out and breathe polluted air. The Chief Minister spoke after a meeting called to discuss emergency measures to address the deterioration of the city's air quality.
The air quality in Delhi improved slightly on Sunday and moved from the "harsh" category to the "very weak" category on Saturday, thanks to the winds that helped spread pollutants. The Air Quality Early Warning System predicts that AQI will remain in the "very weak" category until at least Tuesday.
On Sunday, there was a stamped improvement in Delhi's air quality as the air quality file was 330 as against 437 on Saturday and 471 on Friday.