Delhi schools, colleges reopen today

The closure of schools and colleges was announced by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on November 13 considering severely hazardous air quality.

Delhi Schools Reopening: The schools and other educational institutions in Delhi will be reopened from today, i.e. November 29, after being shut earlier this month following increased air pollution in the state. Education Minister Manish Sisodia through his official Twitter account informed, "The Department of Environment and forests, GNCTD vide order F.NO.10 (13)/ENV/2021/5610-5638 dated 26th November 2021 (Copy enclosed) has allowed the reopening of the Schools in Delhi. Therefore, in pursuance of the above-mentioned order, all the Govt., Govt. Aided, Unaided Recognized, NDMC, MCDs and Delhi Cantonment Board Schools will reopen from 29.11.2021 for all classes."

The notice further stated, "All the Heads of Schools are hereby directed to disseminate this information among students, staff members, SMC members and parents.”

The closure of schools and colleges was announced by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on November 13. The schools and colleges were shut for a week to protect students from severely polluted air. Later, the deadline for the closure was extended further by the government due to increased pollution.

However, on November 24, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai informed that the government has decided to reopen all schools and educational institutions from November 29 with an improvement in the air quality.

While the air quality in Delhi has improved compared to the time when the government had announced the closure of schools and colleges. However, it is still in the "very poor" category, as per the data shared by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

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