Online learning in schools up to Class 5 in view of rising pollution, says Delhi CM Atishi

Delhi schools shift to online learning for Class 5 due to rising pollution levels, following CAQM restrictions.

All schools up to Class 5 in Delhi will switch to online learning till further directions in view of rising pollution levels in the city, Chief Minister Atishi said on Thursday (November 14, 2024).

With pollution reaching alarming levels, the central pollution watchdog CAQM imposed restrictions under GRAP Stage III in Delhi-NCR earlier on Thursday (November 14, 2024).

"Due to rising pollution levels, all primary schools in Delhi will be shifting to online classes, until further directions," Atishi, who also holds the education portfolio, said in a post on X.

The Directorate of Education (DoE) has asked the heads of all government, private, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) schools to discontinue offline classes for children up to Class 5.

“All the heads of government, aided and unaided, private recognised schools of the DoE, MCD, and NDMC in Delhi are hereby directed to discontinue physical classes in schools for children up to Class 5,” it said in a statement.

The DoE has also instructed the heads of schools to ensure classes in online mode for students of these classes till further orders.

The national capital's air quality remained in the 'severe' category for a second consecutive day, prompting the authorities to impose the stringent anti-pollution measures.