During the Supreme Court hearing on the deteriorating air quality in Delhi-NCR, the Additional Advocate General of the UP Government informed the Supreme Court that it has been decided to close all schools from tomorrow. In view of the increasing pollution and for the safety of students, this unprecedented step has been taken. Apart from this, Grap-4 has also been implemented.
The UP government informed the Supreme Court that Group 4 has been implemented and schools in the districts included in the NCR will be closed from tomorrow. ASG Archana Pathak Dave told the court that he had received instructions that 90 to 95 per cent of stubble burning had been stopped. Advocate Gopal Shankar Narayan told the court that the CAQM is dominated by people who have no experience. The court said in its order that AQI had crossed the danger mark, i.e. 300, on November 12. Even after crossing 400, grap 4 was implemented today.
The hearing will take place on Friday
The full hearing on this matter will be held on Friday. During the hearing held on Monday, Gopal Shankar Narayan said that in Delhi, students from class 10 to below have been exempted from physical classes. Only online classes are held. But this was not done in UP. The court said today we are talking about Delhi. Will do NCR on Friday.
What is the air conditioning like in Uttar Pradesh?
Due to climate change and dense fog, the air has become extremely poisonous in many districts including Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut and Hapur. There is a blanket of smog everywhere. So visibility is also very low. If the AQI level, i.e. air quality index, was recorded as high as 443 in Sector 62 of Noida on Monday morning, it falls in the hazardous category. While in Loni area of Ghaziabad the ICI air pollution level was 442.
Greater Noida is also not immune to this. The AQI air level in Greater Noida today reached 375 which is in a very serious situation. Air pollution was recorded at 359 in Palvapuram, Meerut. The AQI air level in Hapur was recorded at 384. Conditions in the capital Lucknow are also very bad, where pollution has made it difficult for people to breathe. In Lucknow’s Lalbagh area, pollution has been recorded as high as 330, which is in the very bad category.
