Delhi Pollution: Primary schools to remain shut till Friday

“As pollution levels continue to remain high, primary schools in Delhi will stay closed till 10th November. For Grade 6-12, schools are being given the option of shifting to online classes,” she posted on ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter).

As pollution levels continue to remain high, primary schools in Delhi will stay closed till 10th November.

For Grade 6-12, schools are being given the option of shifting to online classes.

— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) November 5, 2023

For now, only primary schools have been ordered to stay closed. All schools have been given the option of conducting online teaching for classes 6 to 12.

This extension of school closure comes a few days after the capital’s chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, had announced closure of all government and private primary schools for two days. This was earlier announced for November 3 and 4, and has now been extended till November 10.

The pollution levels in Delhi have hit the severe plus category, as air quality index deteriorated from 415 on Saturday at 4 pm to 460 by 7 am on Sunday. A forecast issued by the Air Quality Early Warning System on Saturday said the AQI is likely to remain ‘severe’ till November 7.