Delhi:”The condition of air in Delhi is getting worse. We cannot compromise on children’s health in such a condition. I have asked all schools to remain closed till Sunday”, Sisodia said.
Delhi’s Education Minister Manish Sisodia today ordered all the schools in Delhi to remain closed till Sunday as a massive envelope of poisonous smog covered the national capital for the second straight day.
“The condition of air in Delhi is getting worse. We cannot compromise on children’s health in such a condition. I have asked all schools to remain closed till Sunday,” Sisodia tweeted in Hindi.
On Tuesday, the Delhi government had decided to shut classes for all students up to Grade V and banned outdoor activities or assemblies on Wednesday in all the city schools.The government’s decision followed a tweet by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday, in which he called the city a “gas chamber” and asked Sisodia to consider shutting the schools for a few days.
“Delhi has become a gas chamber. Every year this happens during this part of year. We have to find a solution to crop burning in adjoining states,” Kejriwal had tweeted.
Schools in Ghaziabad have also been shut down by district authorities for Wednesday and Thursday. In Noida, Faridabad, and Gurgaon, a number of schools have decided to remain shut due to the weather.