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The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), while relaxing Group 4 and 5 rules in view of the Supreme Court order, asked the state government in Delhi NCR to run all classes in “mode” hybrid” for classes up to 12. . This decision by the Air Quality Management Commission comes after the Supreme Court ordered it to evaluate the reopening of physical classes in schools and colleges in Delhi-NCR.
What did the Supreme Court say?
The Supreme Court had asked the Commission to consider resumption of physical classes in schools and universities, saying in the order that many students lack mid-day meals and infrastructure to attend online classes. In such a situation, opening a school can be considered. However, the Supreme Court refused to relax Group 4 pollution entry restrictions in Delhi-NCR and said that unless it is satisfied that AQI levels are continuously falling, it will either relax Group 3 restrictions or not. You can order restrictions below Group-. 2.
Relaxations have been granted in Clause 11 of Phase III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), Clause 5 of GRAP-4 and Clause 8 of Phase IV of GRAP, allowing educational institutions, including schools and colleges in the Delhi-NCR regions, to operate in a hybrid manner. mode will be able to do.
What did the panel say?
CAQM, while reporting on the issue, said that in compliance with today’s directions of the Supreme Court, the Commission has issued the following orders with immediate effect and until further orders:
- The relaxation is set out in Clause 11 of GRAP Phase 3, Clause 5 of GRAP Phase 4 and Clause 8 of GRAP Phase IV.
- All classes up to class 12 in schools and colleges, etc. in Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddha Nagar districts of the National Capital Region of Delhi and NCR region will be carried out in “hybrid” mode.
- NCR State Governments may also consider conducting classes in hybrid mode as above in all other areas of NCR.
What was the AQI of the city?
Delhi recorded an average AQI of 349 for air pollution on Monday, even as the Supreme Court slammed the city government and police for “serious lapses” in enforcing GRAP restrictions. Seven of Delhi’s 38 air quality monitoring stations reported AQI levels in the ‘severe’ category at 5:30 pm, which rose to 14 at 7 pm. According to the latest data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’s 24-hour average AQI recorded at 4 pm was 349.
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