Desk Report
Publish: 13 Nov 2021, 10:54 pm
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The Delhi state
government today announced a "pollution lockdown" to tackle air
pollution levels in the National Capital Region (NCR) to save people from the
adverse impact of air pollution.
Under the lockdown, no physical classes will be held in Delhi schools
for a week while constriction works will be remain suspended and government
office employees would be asked to operate from home at 100 percent capacity
for a week. However, private offices would be issued an advisory to go for Work
From Home (WFH) options as much as possible.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced the decision
while chairing a high-level emergency meeting with senior officials and
ministers of the Delhi government after Supreme Court (SC) pressed the
emergency button on Delhi air pollution.
Terming air pollution in Delhi-NCR an "emergency"
situation, the SC had asked the centre and the Delhi government earlier today
to take immediate measurers to tackle the pollution levels at a tolerable
limit.
"As immediate measures to save people from the adverse
impact of air pollution, the government has decided to switch to work from home
for 100% of the workforce starting from Monday. Private offices will be issued
an advisory to go for the 'Work From Home' option as much as possible...No
construction activity will be allowed between November 14 and 17,"
Kejriwal said.
According to the decision, all classes in Delhi schools would
continue virtually so that students don't have to breathe in the polluted air.
However, the Centre's pollution Control Board yesterday ordered
states and local bodies to be in "complete readiness" for emergency
measurers to tackle New Delhi's worsening smog conditions due to drop in
temperature and wind speeds.
Over 4,000 farm fires, which accounted for 3 per cent of Delhi's
pollution on Friday, played a major role in pushing the 24-hour average air
quality index (AQI) to 471 by 4 pm. The national capital was recorded severe
air quality on six of the last eight days after Diwali.
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