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Several cities in neighbouring Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh have also reported hazardous air quality. Neighbouring Ghaziabad (413), Gurugram (369), Noida (403), Greater Noida (396) and Faridabad (426) also reported hazardous air quality at 7 am. Delhi Air Pollution Update: AQI Continues To Be in 'Severe' Category in National Capital (Watch Video).
To protect the health of schoolchildren, the government also decided to suspend in-person classes in all schools, except for students in grades X and XII preparing for board exams, until November 10. The city's 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI), recorded at 4 pm daily, stood at 421 on Monday.
The Directorate has asked the Heads of Schools to decide whether to continue online classes or allow students to attend physical classes for 10th and 12th.
The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI), recorded at 4 pm every day, worsened from 415 on Saturday to 454 on Sunday, prompting the Centre to implement all emergency measures mandated under the final Stage IV of its air pollution control plan called the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
Stringent curbs, including a ban on entry of polluting trucks, came into effect in Delhi on Nov 5 as its air quality entered the 'severe plus' category for the second time in three days due to unfavourable wind conditions and a sharp rise in farm fires across north India