17-12-2024, 02:37 PM
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the recommendations for hybrid classes - both online and in-person - were limited to classes up to grade 5 but were later extended to all classes except grades 10 and 12.
An initial directive that government offices stagger work hours was also broadened to a request that all offices allow 50% of employees to work from home.
The AQI was 424 in New Delhi on Tuesday morning. The temperature also dropped to 5.9 degrees Celsius (43°F), leaving the city shrouded in a toxic haze and prompting the initiation of "low visibility procedures" at the airport.
The Commission for Air Quality Management attributed the "steep rise" in pollution to "highly unfavourable meteorological conditions and absolute calm wind". It also ordered a ban on most building work.
It recommended that children, the elderly and those with respiratory, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular or other chronic diseases should avoid outdoor activities and stay indoors as much as possible.
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Delhi recorded its highest pollution for this season last month when the AQI touched 494.
An initial directive that government offices stagger work hours was also broadened to a request that all offices allow 50% of employees to work from home.
The AQI was 424 in New Delhi on Tuesday morning. The temperature also dropped to 5.9 degrees Celsius (43°F), leaving the city shrouded in a toxic haze and prompting the initiation of "low visibility procedures" at the airport.
The Commission for Air Quality Management attributed the "steep rise" in pollution to "highly unfavourable meteorological conditions and absolute calm wind". It also ordered a ban on most building work.
It recommended that children, the elderly and those with respiratory, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular or other chronic diseases should avoid outdoor activities and stay indoors as much as possible.
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Delhi recorded its highest pollution for this season last month when the AQI touched 494.