The court noted that there is not much difference in air outside and inside a place and large number of children cannot access air purifiers.

The Supreme Court on Monday (November 25) directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to consider relaxing the restrictions on physical classes of schools, colleges and educational institutions in Delhi-NCR, which were imposed last week due to severe air pollution.

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) announced that schools and colleges in Delhi-NCR can resume physical classes, but online learning mus

Without being “satisfied that there is a consistent downward trend of AQI, we cannot permit the Commission to go down to stage 3 or stage 2,” the Supreme Court bench said on GRAP measures.

Supreme Court says that unless satisfied there is consistent decrease in AQI, it can’t order curbs below GRAP-3 or GRAP-2.

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to review the decision on closure of schools in the national capital region

The Supreme Court on Monday (25 November) ordered the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to review its decision to close schools in Delhi-NCR, particularly for Classes 10 to 12, in light of concerns over access to mid-day meals and air quality at home.

In compliance with the CAQM order, the Directorate of Education, Government of Delhi, has issued instructions to the heads of all government, government-aided, and unaided recognised private schools

In a statement, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) noted that most primary schools in Delhi and other National Capital Region (NCR) areas lack the resources to conduct classes entirely online.

The Court urged CAQM to immediately evaluate the possibility of allowing physical classes in schools and educational institutions, impacted by the ongoing pollution crisis.