New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said late on Tuesday night that all schools and colleges here and nearby cities should be closed till further notice.
The direction came as the national capital region fights a toxic smog that has kept the city blanketed since Diwali.
Therefore, educational institutions will return to online classes as conducted during the COVID-19 induced lockdown.
A nine-page CAQM order also advised NCR state governments (Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh) to allow at least 50 per cent of staff to work from home till November 21.
Private companies in the national capital region must also be “encouraged” to allow at least 50 per cent of the staff to work from home, the CAQM order said.
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