Delhi Schools Closure, GRAP 4 Restrictions: Chief Minister Atishi announced on Monday night that physical classes in Delhi schools are suspended for all including students in classes 10 and 12. The city was choked under alarming levels of pollution for the fifth straight day.

UPDATE: From November 19, physical classes shall be suspended for Class 10 and 12 as well, and all studies will be shifted online, CM announced.

From tmrw physical classes shall be suspended for Class 10 and 12 as well, and all studies will be shifted online

— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) November 18, 2024

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked stricter pollution control measures for the Delhi-NCR under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan, or GRAP. These measures will be effective from 8 am, Monday.

“With the imposition of GRAP-4 from tmrw, physical classes shall be discontinued for all students, apart from Class 10 and 12. All schools will hold online classes, until further orders,” Chief Minister Atishi said in a post on X on Sunday night.

Delhi-NCR has been facing poor air quality for over five days.

The Haryana government on Saturday authorised deputy commissioners to temporarily shut physical classes up to Class 5 in schools in their respective districts after assessing the situation in the wake of rising pollution levels.