Odd-even policy makes a comeback, schools shut till Nov 11 as Delhi struggles to breathe
Delhi between November 13 and 20 as the capital city gasps for breath, the Aam Aadmi Party announced on Monday. Further, physical classes for all grades will be purely online till November 11, barring those in Class X and XII, Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai announced.
According to the odd=even rule, only vehicles with odd number plates will be allowed to ply on odd dates and similarly vehicles with even registration numbers will be allowed on road on alternate days.
Earlier on Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal chaired a meeting with cabinet members and officials to assess their preparedness as the air quality dips further in the city.
The air quality in several parts of the city continued to be in the severe and severe plus category.
The Delhi environment minister said that if the wind speed increases over the next few days, according to the forecast, the pollution level is likely to come down. «As per the forecast, the wind speed will be 12km/hour tomorrow, 7th November and if the speed reaches 10 to 12 km/hour, then there is a possibility that the level of pollution accumulated here might disperse.
Similarly, the wind speed will be 8-10 km/hour on 8th November. It is expected that the speed of wind will increase on 7th and 8th November which will reduce the level of pollution,» he said.
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