Delhi Air Remains Hazardous Even After Anti-Pollution Curbs; Trains Delayed, DU & JNU Go Online
The air quality in Delhi remained in the 'severe plus' category on Tuesday as the AQI at 9 am was recorded at 488 and multiple monitoring stations saw AQI levels reaching the maximum limit of 500. On Monday, Delhi recorded its second-worst air quality in six years and the air quality index at the same time was recorded at 484.
Smog covered the national capital in the morning hours and the visibility dropped, delaying at least 22 trains. Nine trains were cancelled on Tuesday morning, news agency ANI reported.
Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University have decided to shift to online classes this week. Delhi University in a notification said regular classes in physical mode will resume on November 25. JNU, in its statement, said it would conduct all classes online till November 22. The...