Delhi's Smog Crisis: Schools Advocate 'Pollution Holidays'

As Delhi faces a severe smog crisis, parents and schools are issuing advisories to protect children. Measures include avoiding firecrackers, encouraging pollution holidays, and promoting anti-pollution practices. Despite the Graded Response Action Plan, pollution remains high, posing risks of health issues such as allergies and myopia.

Amid a severe smog crisis in Delhi, parents and school authorities are intensifying efforts to safeguard children's health. Advisories have been issued against firecrackers and fossil-fuel transport, as pollution levels escalate despite existing plans to curb it.

President of the Parents' Association, Aprajita, emphasized the urgent need for pollution holidays and the importance of planting trees and using air purifiers to mitigate health risks, including allergies and myopia among students.

School principals have echoed these concerns, advocating for a Green Diwali, reduced outdoor activities, and sustainable practices as the air quality index reaches hazardous levels, with PM10 trails jeopardizing the public's respiratory well-being.

(With inputs from agencies.)