All schools, colleges and educational institutions in Delhi-NCR will remain closed until further notice due to poor air quality.
All schools, colleges and educational institutions in Delhi-NCR have been ordered to remain closed until further notice, since poor air quality in the capital region (NCR). Institutions that have just started opening up after staying closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic will have to resort to the online mode of teaching.
On Tuesday evening, the Air Quality Management Commission (CAQM) issued a series of instructions to the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to deal with the air pollution crisis in Delhi and neighboring areas.
This came after an emergency meeting on the pollution crisis was held in Delhi-NCR on Tuesday. The measures are to be implemented with immediate effect. The state governments must submit compliance reports in this regard on November 22nd.
POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES
50% WORK FROM HOME
Apart from the closure of educational institutions, the CAQM has ordered that at least 50 percent of the staff in government offices in Delhi-NCR are allowed to work from home until November 21st in order to reduce the pollution of vehicles.
TRUCK ENTRY FORBIDDEN
With the exception of essential goods, trucks are not allowed to enter Delhi until November 21st.
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES DISCONTINUED
All construction and demolition activities in Delhi-NCR, with a few exceptions, are expected to cease by November 21st. The exceptions include:
– Rail services / stations
– Metro Rail Corporation services including train stations
– Airports and Inter State Bus Terminals (ISBTs)
– National security / defense related activities and projects of national importance
STRICT CONTROL OF POLLUTING VEHICLES
The governments of Delhi and the NCR countries have been asked to stop traffic with visibly polluting vehicles and vehicles with valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates.
In addition, traffic task force teams are to be deployed to ensure a smooth flow of traffic.
6 THERMAL SYSTEMS SHUT
Six of eleven thermal power plants within 300 km of Delhi have been asked to remain out of service until November 30th.
AIR QUALITY CRISIS IN DELHI
Delhi and adjacent areas were awarded with a. covered a layer of poisonous smog for more than ten days. On Monday, the authorities announced that no improvement is predicted for at least the next three days.
The air quality index (AQI) in the region has been in the “very bad” and “severe” range for several days.
The reasons for poor air quality in Delhi belong to farmer’s fires, Industrial pollution, vehicle pollution, adverse weather conditions and dust from construction sites, among others.
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