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  • Delhi air pollution near emergency levels, SC expresses concern
  • CM: schools shut for a week but classes to continue virtually
  • Delhi remained in ‘severe’ category on Saturday with AQI at 499

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Delhi air pollution: schools shut for a week, govt offices to work from home

This comes hours after the Supreme Court termed the rise in air pollution in Delhi-NCR as an 'emergency situation', stressing that crucial measures need to be taken.

Delhi air pollution: schools shut for a week, govt offices to work from home

With pollution levels in Delhi hovering near emergency levels, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that schools will be shut for a week.

Speaking to reporters, the Delhi CM said schools will continue virtually so that children don’t have to breathe polluted air.

This comes hours after the Supreme Court termed the rise in air pollution in Delhi-NCR as an “emergency situation”, stressing that crucial measures need to be taken.

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Employees of government offices will work from home for a week, Kejriwal was quoted as saying news agency ANI.

Further, private offices will be issued an advisory to move to ‘work from home’ option as much as possible.

The air quality in Delhi remained in the ‘severe’ category Saturday with the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 499, according to SAFAR-India.

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