Haryana shuts schools in Gurugram, Faridabad, 2 other NCR districts to tackle air pollution

The schools in Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat and Jhajjar have been shut following the government's order on steps to manage air quality in National Capital Region (NCR) districts of Haryana. 

New Delhi: As worsening air quality remains a worry in Delhi-NCR region, the Haryana government on Friday (December 3) ordered closure of all schools in its four districts-- Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat and Jhajjar-- neighbouring the national capital. 

The schools have been shut following the government's order on steps to manage air quality in National Capital Region (NCR) districts of Haryana, PTI reported. 

The order issued by the additional chief secretary of Haryana’s Environment and Climate Change Department read, “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 till further orders.”