Schools in Gurugram, Faridabad closed till class 5 amid rising air pollution

The Gurugram administration has ordered the suspension of classes from nursery to class five till further orders to protect school children from rising pollution in NCR.

Faridabad's Deputy Commissioner Vikram Singh has also ordered the closure of schools till October 12 for children from class one to five from Tuesday.

The AQI in the district has been "extremely dangerous" for the last one week. It reached 412 on Monday, while the industrial district was ranked fifth among the most polluted cities in the



country.

Gurugram District Disaster Management Authority Chairman and DC Nishant Kumar Yadav issued the order in this regard on Monday. Schools have been ordered to continue online studies so that the education of students is not disrupted.

The order will be applicable to all private and government educational institutions of the district from November 7 and will remain effective till further orders.

Yadav said that due to the continuous increase in the air quality index, the situation has reached the GRAP IV stage.