Environment Minister Gopal Rai will hold a meeting with senior officials on Monday to review the air pollution situation in Delhi. Officials from civic bodies, the fire department, the public works department and other departments concerned will attend the meeting.
The Delhi Government had on December 2 announced the closure of all schools in the national capital till further orders in a bid to minimize the impact of air pollution on the health of children following the direction from the Supreme Court.
Earlier, viewing the impact of dust pollution, city Government had banned construction activities and the entry of trucks, barring CNG and e-trucks and those carrying essential commodities, till further orders.
The apex court had asked the Commission for Air Quality Management on Friday to examine pleas for lifting the construction ban and relaxing restrictions on industrial units in Delhi-NCR within a week.
The air quality index (AQI) in the city at 9 am today stood at 255, which falls in the poor category. Neighbouring Faridabad (228), Ghaziabad (274), Gurgaon (200) and Noida (213) also recorded air quality in the poor category. An 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, and 401 and 500 severe.