Schools in Delhi to be shut till November 15 in the view of rising stubble pollution in North India. Manish Sisodia said that the government has decided to shut all the government schools and private schools in the national capital tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Manish Sisodia took to Twitter and wrote, “In view of the deteriorating situation due to stubble pollution in North India, the Delhi government has decided to close all the government and private schools of Delhi for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.” Outdoor activities in Delhi schools remained suspended on Wednesday as unfavourable weather conditions pushed the pollution levels in the city towards the ’emergency’ zone for the third time in the last 15 days. Parents also took to social media requesting that schools be closed. At 11.30 am, Delhi’s overall air quality index read 454. Jahangirpuri and Rohini were the most-polluted areas with an AQI of 483 each, followed by Mundka (479) and Bawana (479). The Delhi government on November 1 had decided to shut all schools till November 5 after a Supreme Court-mandated panel declared a public health emergency in Delhi-NCR in the wake of spike in pollution level. According to weather experts, a fall in the temperature and wind speed led to the accumulation of pollutants. The problem was compounded by a cloud cover that blocked sunlight.
