School Closed Due To Smog

Delhi schools will close for a winter break from November 9 to 18 in view of the toxic smog that has blanketed the city for six straight days, the Arvind Kejriwal government said Wednesday afternoon.

Highways and school playgrounds in Beijing were closed Friday due to heavy pollution, as China ramps up coal production and faces scrutiny of its environmental record at make-or-break international climate talks.

According to ANI, all government and private schools in Haryana's Gurugram will remain closed tomorrow due to the continuing smog situation.

Due to the ongoing smog and air pollution situtation, Ghaziabad District Magistrate Ritu Maheshwari on Thursday ordered the closure of all government and private schools up to Class 8 till November 12.

Punjab government yesterday announced that all state-run, private aided and recognised schools in the state would be closed for three days from Thursday in view of road accidents due to dense smog and inclement weather.

Municipal schools in north and east Delhi will remain closed till Wednesday, while those in south Delhi will remain shut for the entire week due to the alarming pollution levels in the national capital, officials said.

Even for a city considered one of the world's most polluted, the capital hit a new low this past week.

Municipal schools in central Mumbai's Shivaji Nagar and Deonar, which were closed for two days last week due to smog caused by a recent fire at the Deonar garbage dumping ground, reopened on Monday.

Iran is set to close schools for two days in Tehran, state media said today, following air pollution three times the acceptable level that has blanketed the city in smog.

Families in Beijing waited anxiously on Monday evening to hear whether schools would shut the next day, posing sudden child-care challenges, after the city issued its first-ever red alert for heavy smog about 6:30 p.m., advising school closures in an effort to protect students' health and reduce traffic on the roads, among other measures.

Delhi schools will close for a winter break from November 9 to 18 in view of the toxic smog that has blanketed the city for six straight days, the Arvind Kejriwal government said Wednesday afternoon.

Highways and school playgrounds in Beijing were closed Friday due to heavy pollution, as China ramps up coal production and faces scrutiny of its environmental record at make-or-break international climate talks.

According to ANI, all government and private schools in Haryana's Gurugram will remain closed tomorrow due to the continuing smog situation.

Due to the ongoing smog and air pollution situtation, Ghaziabad District Magistrate Ritu Maheshwari on Thursday ordered the closure of all government and private schools up to Class 8 till November 12.

Punjab government yesterday announced that all state-run, private aided and recognised schools in the state would be closed for three days from Thursday in view of road accidents due to dense smog and inclement weather.

Municipal schools in north and east Delhi will remain closed till Wednesday, while those in south Delhi will remain shut for the entire week due to the alarming pollution levels in the national capital, officials said.

Even for a city considered one of the world's most polluted, the capital hit a new low this past week.

Municipal schools in central Mumbai's Shivaji Nagar and Deonar, which were closed for two days last week due to smog caused by a recent fire at the Deonar garbage dumping ground, reopened on Monday.

Iran is set to close schools for two days in Tehran, state media said today, following air pollution three times the acceptable level that has blanketed the city in smog.

Families in Beijing waited anxiously on Monday evening to hear whether schools would shut the next day, posing sudden child-care challenges, after the city issued its first-ever red alert for heavy smog about 6:30 p.m., advising school closures in an effort to protect students' health and reduce traffic on the roads, among other measures.