GRAP Stage-4: Delhi CM Atishi orders online classes for all students, except classes 10 and 12 | – Times of India
On Sunday, the Commission for Air Quality Management announced the enforcement of Stage-IV (Severe+) actions under the revised Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). These measures will take effect from 8 a.m. on Monday, November 18.
The Sub-Committee, in its urgent meeting, reviewed the air quality scenario in the region, along with the forecasts for meteorological conditions and Delhi’s air quality index as provided by the IMD and IITM.
In light of this, Delhi Chief Minister Atisihi has announced that physical classes will be discontinued for all students except those in Classes 10 and 12. Additionally, all schools will transition to online classes.
She tweeted, “With the imposition of GRAP-4 from tomorrow, physical classes shall be discontinued for all students apart from Class 10 and 12. All schools will hold online classes, until further orders.
Under the same, the official notice states that the state government may consider additional emergency measures like closure of colleges/educational institutes and closure of non-emergency commercial activities, permitting running of vehicles on an off-even basis of registration numbers, etc.
A few days ago, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi announced that all schools up to Class 5 would switch to online classes until further notice. However, with the enforcement of Stage-IV (Severe+) actions under the revised Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), the decision has now been extended to all classes, except for Classes 10 and 12.
Students, along with their parents and guardians, are advised to stay in regular contact with their respective school authorities for updates on online classes.