Himachal continues to sizzle
Shimla, May 25: Himachal Pradesh continued to experience hot weather on Friday, with the day temperature crossing the 40 degrees Celsius mark in many low lying areas, a Met official said.
Una was the hottest in the state with a high of 43.4 degrees Celsius.
"Temperatures remained on the higher side in the state due to lack of rainfall," Manmohan Singh, the Director of the Meteorological Office, told IANS.
Sundernagar in Mandi district recorded a maximum temperature of 38.7 degrees Celsius while it was 33.4 degrees in Dharamsala, the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile, 35.9 degrees in Nahan town and 41 degrees in Bilaspur town.
Shimla was hot at 28.4 degrees, three notches above the average.
The meteorological bureau said the weather would largely remain dry till May 28 with heat wave in several parts in the state.
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Online learning in schools up to Class 5 in view of rising pollution, says Delhi CM Atishi
New Delhi, Nov 14: All schools up to Class 5 in Delhi will switch to online learning till further directions in view of rising pollution levels in the city, Chief Minister Atishi said on Thursday.
With pollution reaching alarming levels, the central pollution watchdog CAQM imposed restrictions under GRAP Stage III in Delhi-NCR earlier on Thursday.
The national capital's air quality remained in the 'severe' category for a second consecutive day, prompting the authorities to impose the stringent anti-pollution measures.
The restrictions will come into force from Friday.
"Due to rising pollution levels, all primary schools in Delhi will be shifting to online classes, until further directions," Atishi, who also holds the education portfolio, said in a post on X.
Measures under the third stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) announced by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) include shifting schools up to Class 5 to online mode.
GRAP for the National Capital Region (NCR) is classified under four different stages of adverse air quality in Delhi: Stage I -- 'poor' (AQI 201-300); Stage II -- 'very poor' (AQI 301-400); Stage III -- 'severe' (AQI 401-450); and Stage IV -- 'severe plus' (AQI >450).
Due to rising pollution levels, all primary schools in Delhi will be shifting to online classes, until further directions.
— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) November 14, 2024
