Aday after Center for Science and Environment (CSE) asked the Delhi Government to issue health alerts and advised children to stay indoors, some schools will remain close in Delhi-NCR till Monday.
Shri Ram Schools in Delhi and Gurgaon have suspended classes till Monday. However, students of Classes 10 and 12 will have to come to the school as per the schedule, said authorities, adding that on account of high pollution levels in the city, the school will remain closed on Friday, and Monday.
To keep the children occupied at home, academic-related worksheets will be uploaded on academic resources on the parent portal, said officials.
Ridge Valley School in Gurgaon has postponed a students' trip to the Rail Museum due to poor air quality.
The Indira Gandhi International Airport recorded the worst levels of smog in 17 years on November 2, with visibility as low as 300-400 metres, CSE said citing a report of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Schools running under the three municipal corporations of Delhi have been ordered to be closed on Saturday in view of the heavy smog.
“All municipal schools under the three corporations will be closed tomorrow due to the heavy smog and pollution. The order for closure is only for a day as of now. As per the situation, we may decide to closethem later as well,” leader of Opposition in SDMC, Subhash
Arya said.
“The decision was taken today at a meeting held in the wake of severe pollution Delhiites are reeling under. And, since the smog is worseduring the morning, it was decided to close the schools,” said Arya, also the former Mayor of south Delhi.