New Delhi: In view of the ever-increasing pollution in the Indian capital, Delhi, a central government panel has decided to close all schools, colleges in Delhi-NCR. It also talks about running online classes until further orders. It has also decided to ban the entry of unnecessary trucks in Delhi. 50 per cent of the staff has been asked to work from home. In fact, in view of the seriousness of pollution and to control it, the Air Quality Management Commission has also directed the closure of all private schools, colleges till further orders are issued.
Work from home to be allowed to 50% of people- Management: According to information received, last night, the Commission for Air Quality Management has issued several instructions to deal with air pollution. Not only that, the Commission has said that 50 per cent of government officials should be allowed to work from home by November 21. In addition, private offices have also been advised to adopt it.
Ban on entry of trucks till November 21: Continuing its point, the Commission has also said that entry of trucks in Delhi has been banned till November 21. There will be no ban on entry of essential commodities only. In addition, all constructions except railways, metros, airports and national security/defence are scheduled to be banned till November 21. It may be recalled that the air quality in Delhi fell into a serious category the previous day after which the Delhi government held a meeting with the northern states and advised them to implement the Work from Home Policy in Delhi-NCR to tackle pollution. In addition, the Supreme Court had also suggested a lockdown while hearing the pollution case.
To control the severity of pollution in Delhi NCR, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) orders to physically shut all public & pvt schools, colleges & educational institutes till further orders
ANI (@ANI) November 16, 2021
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