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In response to the alarming surge in air pollution levels in the national capital, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that all government and private primary schools in the city will remain closed for the next two days.
“In light of the rising pollution levels, all govt and private primary schools in Delhi will remain closed for the next 2 days,” Kejriwal said in a social media post on X.
Online classes, however, will be held in schools run by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The schools will remain open for teachers and staff.
Directorate of Education, Delhi, in an order, said that all preschool, pre-primary and primary classes (Nursery to Class V) in physical form will remain suspended on these two days.
