Due to the rising pollution, the State Government on Saturday asked all the Deputy Commissioners to “assess the prevailing situation” in their respective districts and shut down classes in both Government as well as Private Schools for up to Class V.
The Directorate of School Education has written a letter to all the Deputy Commissioners, saying that given the severe AQI levels in Delhi and surrounding regions, the Directorate issue necessary directions for holding online classes for up to Class V in the schools (Government and Private) in the interest of the health and safety of the students.
“I have been directed to inform you that the Government has decided that the concerned Deputy Commissioners shall assess the prevailing situation (as per the GRAP) in view of the severe AQI levels in Delhi and surrounding regions and may discontinue physical classes and issue necessary directions for holding online classes for up to Class 5th in the schools (Govt. and Private) in the interest of the health and safety of the students. The assessment for rural and urban areas of the concerned districts may be carried out separately," the letter read.
The AQI in several parts of Haryana continued to figure in the “severe” category on Saturday. According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s Sameer app, that provides hourly updates on AQI, Jind recorded the highest AQI of 410 followed by Bhiwani (392), Panipat (357), Bahadurgarh (383), Kaithal (321), Rohtak (309), Charkhi Dadri (297), Kurukshetra (289), Karnal (285), Gurgaon (297), Panchkula (227) and Ambala (209).
The AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor”, 401 and 450 “severe” and above 450 “severe plus”.
