By Admin 
After the air quality in Delhi reached poor category, many schools have taken suo motu cognizance and stopped outdoor school activities. Many schools are preparing to close. At present no such order has been issued by the government. The schools have taken this decision on their own. Under the Winter Action Plan, the government and private schools have issued guidelines to reduce pollution keeping in mind the health of children.
Indoor activities for children’s health
Keeping in mind the health of children, indoor activities are being conducted inside schools only. Masks have been made mandatory for everyone. Besides, activities for clean air are being organized in the club itself. Most of the schools have also decided not to hold morning prayers in the open grounds. Along with this, air purifiers are also being used in schools.
What is the AQI of Delhi?
Delhi’s air quality saw a slight improvement on Wednesday (November 5), although the air quality index (AQI) still remained in the ‘poor’ category at 273. In Shadipur it has reached ‘very poor’ category with a level of 308. According to the ‘Sameer App’ of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality in 27 monitoring stations has been recorded in the ‘poor’ category.
This was the weather in the capital
On Tuesday (November 4) night the air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 291. Meanwhile, the minimum temperature was recorded at 18.4 degrees Celsius. Which is 3.1 degrees more than the average of the season, while the humidity was recorded at 89 percent at 8.30 in the morning.
According to the Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature is expected to be around 30 degrees Celsius. According to Central Pollution Control Board classification, AQI between 0 to 50 is considered good, 51 to 100 is considered satisfactory, 101 to 200 is moderate, 201 to 300 is considered poor, 301 to 400 is considered very poor and 401 to 500 is considered severe.