April 26, 2024 21:18 (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Supreme Court rejects plea seeking 100 pct votes verification on EVMs, rules out returning to ballot papers | Voting concludes in 88 constituencies with 61% turnout by 5 pm | Justice MB Snehalatha takes oath as additional judge of Kerala High Court | NIA arrests key accused in pro-Khalistani attack on Indian Mission in London | Plea filed in Calcutta HC seeking action against Mamata Banerjee's 'judges purchased' remark
Air Pollution: All schools in Delhi to remain closed until Nov 5

Air Pollution: All schools in Delhi to remain closed until Nov 5

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 01 Nov 2019, 09:36 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Keeping in mind the air pollution trouble in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced that
schools in the city will remain closed till Nov 5.

Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Kejriwal said,"Due to the stubble burning, the level of pollution has increased very much in Delhi. Therefore, the government has decided that all the schools in Delhi will remain closed till November 5."

The air quality is in 'severe' category in areas around Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium and India Gate, according to Central Pollution Control Board on Friday.

Kejriwal, along with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, distributed masks to Delhi government school students, following rise in pollution levels in the city.

After Diwali celebrations in the national capital, air pollution in the city deteriorated with Air Quality Index (AQI) levels crossing 400. 

Image: Pixabay

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.