Delhi schools up to Class 8 to remain shut till September 30

Schools with Classes 9 and above are allowed to run with only 50 per cent capacity.

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has issued a circular that all schools up to class 8 will continue to remain shut till September 30. However, classes/institutes/libraries catering to Class 9 students and above will be allowed to open with up to 50 per cent capacity.  Schools in the national capital were closed in March 2020 ahead of a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. Schools were partially reopened for Classes 9 to 12 in January this year, but were again closed in April in view of the second wave of COVID-19.  

The state govt has issued a list of activities permitted from intervening night of September 15-16 till the intervening night of September 30 -October 1. 

The Delhi government has allowed public fairs and exhibitions from Thursday. The business-to-consumer exhibitions will be permitted in the city from September 16. Other activities prohibited and allowed by the DDMA will remain so till the intervening night of September 30 and October 1, the DDMA order stated. 

Meanwhile, the Delhi government has banned the storage, sale and use of firecrackers during Diwali owing to the severe pollution levels in the city. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, "Seeing the severe pollution levels in the national capital for the last three years during Diwali, a complete ban is being imposed on storage, sale and use of all types of firecrackers in Delhi this time, just like last year." 

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