Delhi Again Lockdown: School closed, All office work from home

Delhi schools will shift to online classes starting Monday, all construction activity will be shut down, and government offices will work from home, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Saturday, as the national capital fights the toxic smog that has blanketed the city for over a week now.

The work from home (WFH) order for government offices is also, for now, for seven days. However, construction work among those that contributes to dust and microscopic pollutants in the air – will only be shut down for four days from November 14 to 17, the Chief Minister said.

Mr Kejriwal’s four-step pollution control plan, which includes planning for a city-wide lockdown, comes hours after an angry Supreme Court demanded the government at the centre and in Delhi prioritise an emergency response over long-term efforts to tackle the problem.

“For a week from Monday onwards, schools will be physically closed (they can continue virtually) so children don’t have to breathe polluted air. Construction activities will not to be allowed between November 14 and 17,” Mr Kejriwal told reporters.

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“Government offices will operate from home (WFH) at 100 per cent capacity for a week. Private offices will be issued an advisory to go for WFH option as much as possible,” he said. Delhi and surrounding areas, including Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad, have been choking under a deadly blanket of polluted air for over seven days now beginning with Diwali last week.

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