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Delhi jumps from GRAP-3 to 4 in a day; work from home, online classes back

New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) As air quality in the national capital deteriorated sharply, slipping from ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ and then close to the ‘severe-plus’ category within a single day, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday invoked Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), in less than 12 hours after announcing Stage 3 measures, triggering the strictest emergency curbs to contain worsening pollution levels across Delhi and the NCR.
Following the CAQM advisory, Delhi government geared into action urging government and private offices to shift employees to work-from-home and directed schools across the city to switch to hybrid mode for students up to Classes 9 and 11 as pollution levels spiked suddenly surging and pushing closer to ‘severe plus’ category.
The option to attend classes online has been left to students and parents, read the official orded. Schools have been asked to immediately convey this information to parents. The order will remain in force until further instructions. Classes 10 and 12 will continue in offline mode as usual.
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