In view of the aggravating air pollution in Delhi, the December winter break of all schools have been rescheduled to November 9-18, said a circular of the Delhi Directorate of Education on Wednesday.
The decision was taken by the Delhi education department in light of the worsening Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi and its adjacent areas.
In view of the aggravating air pollution in Delhi, the December winter break of all schools have been rescheduled to November 9-18, said a circular of the Delhi Directorate of Education on Wednesday.
Earlier, due to bad air quality, holidays were announced from November 3 to November 10.
"In the wake of implementation of GRAP-IV measures due to Severe Air Quality prevailing in Delhi and seeing that no respite from such adverse weather conditions in near future is predicted by the IMO, the Winter Break for the session 2023-24 is ordered to be preponed so that schools can be totally closed and both children and teachers can stay at home," the circular stated
"Accordingly, all schools shall observe Winter Break wef. 09th November 2023 (tomorrow) to 18th November 2023 (Saturday)," it stated.
After showing marginal improvement in the overall air quality on Tuesday, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi slipped back to the 'severe' category on Wednesday again.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city's overall air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 421 at 7 am.
As per media reports, almost all the stations except a few such as Lodi Road, JLN Stadium, Siri Fort, Aurobindo Marg and Dilshad Garden recorded an AQI in the "Severe" category.
Several cities across the Indo-Gangetic plains reported hazardous air quality. Neighbouring Ghaziabad (382), Gurugram (370), Noida (348), Greater Noida (474), and Faridabad (396) also reported hazardous air quality.