Delhi Schools Transition to Hybrid Classes Amid Severe Air Pollution

The Delhi Directorate of Education has directed schools to hold hybrid classes for students up to Class IX and XI due to worsening air quality. Government and private offices are instructed to operate at 50% staff capacity, encouraging work-from-home policies to curb pollution in the capital.

In response to deteriorating air quality, the Delhi Directorate of Education has mandated that schools conduct hybrid classes for students up to Class IX and XI. This directive follows the Commission for Air Quality Management's (CAQM) implementation of Stage-IV actions under the Graded Response Action Plan to arrest escalating pollution levels.

With Saturday marking the year's worst air quality in Delhi, recorded at an AQI of 431, officials have pressed for adaptive measures. Government, government-aided, and private authorised schools have been asked to offer both online and in-person classes. These precautions will continue until air conditions improve.

The official government order has also limited physical attendance in offices to 50%, with remote work strongly encouraged to reduce environmental strains. Essential services like healthcare and public transport are exempt from this mandate, highlighting the city's urgent steps to address air pollution ramifications.

(With inputs from agencies.)