Delhi Air Pollution: Schools Go Hybrid, Offices Asked To Work From Home Under GRAP IV

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Delhi schools up to Class IX and XI directed to run hybrid classes following GRAP Stage-IV measures.

Delhi recorded the worst AQI of the year at 431, with air quality expected to remain severe.

Government and private offices ordered to operate with only 50 per cent staff physically present.

The Delhi Directorate of Education on Saturday asked schools to switch to a hybrid mode of teaching for students up to Class IX and XI as air pollution levels in the national capital continued to worsen, according to PTI.

The move comes after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) enforced Stage-IV measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) with immediate effect to prevent further deterioration in air quality, PTI reported.

As per a circular dated Decem