Delhi Govt Allows Reopening Of Schools, Colleges From Nov 29 As Air Quality Improves
The Delhi government has allowed all the educational institutions to reopen from November 29.
New Delhi: After days of witnessing toxic air the AQI in the national capital has improved. The Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that as the AQI levels are not hazardous now so the schools, colleges and other educational institutes can be reopened from 29th November in Delhi.
Rai also said that that the entry of all CNG, electric vehicles will be allowed into Delhi from 27th November and all other vehicles will not be allowed to enter the capital till 3rd December.
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Delhi's air quality slipped from severe category into the very poor category on Wednesday morning as low temperatures and slow surface winds allowed accumulation of pollutants.
The city's air quality index (AQI) read 357 at 9 am.
According to the India Meteorological Department, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 9.2 degrees Celsius, the lowest this season so far. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 27 degrees Celsius.
Strong winds on Sunday and Monday had led to an improvement in the air quality.
The 24-hour average AQI read 290 on Tuesday, the second best AQI reading this month since November 1 (281).
Delhi has seen very poor or severe air quality on the rest of the days.
Neighbouring Faridabad (348), Ghaziabad (346), Greater Noida (329), Gurgaon (308) and Noida (320) also saw a dip in the air quality on Wednesday morning.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe".
(With PTI inputs)
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