Keeping in view poor air quality in Delhi-NCR, Haryana Government has ordered closure of all schools in Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat, and Jhajjar districts till further orders.
The State Government has also ordered a ban on all construction activities except non-polluting activities such as plumbing, interior decoration, electrical work and
carpentry in 14 NCR districts of Haryana.
“In view of the deteriorating air quality in Delhi-NCR, “all schools in four NCR districts of Haryana adjoining Delhi, that is Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat and Jhajjar, shall remain closed,” stated the order issued by the Additional Chief Secretary of the state’s Environment and Climate Change Department.
The order said, “There shall also be a complete ban on all construction activities, except the non-polluting activities like plumbing works, interior decoration, electrical work and carpentry and those activities exclusively permitted by Commission of Air Quality Management (CAQM) for NCR and adjoining areas and it shall be strictly implemented in all 14 NCR districts of Haryana till further orders.”
The 14 Haryana districts falling in NCR are Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Sonipat, Karnal, Rewari, Panipat, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Jind, Mahendergarh, and Nuh.
Apart from this, there shall be a complete ban on the operation of all the diesel generator (DG) sets, except for the emergency purposes permitted by CAQM in 14 NCR districts of Haryana, till the weather condition (air quality) improves, the order said.
“The Power Department shall take all necessary and urgent steps to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply in NCR districts of Haryana to avoid use of DG sets by any consumer, even in case of an emergency. These directions shall be enforced strictly by all departments and agencies concerned,” the order added.
Earlier also, Haryana Government had ordered closure of schools in Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat and Jhajjar from November 14-17 due to poor air quality.
Notably, the Delhi Government had on Thursday also announced the closure of all schools in the national capital till further orders because of rising air pollution.
