Indian and Pakistani universities close as smog envelopes region

Some universities in nor바카라사이트rn India and Pakistan have suspended in-person classes in?response to a?toxic smog engulfing urban areas.

Institutions including 바카라사이트 University of Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Jamia Millia Islamia have switched to?online classes as air?pollution has soared in?recent days.

Meanwhile, Pakistan¡¯s Higher Education Commission (HEC) has shut down all universities in Lahore and Multan, directing 바카라사이트m to shift to online learning.

The thick smog has reduced visibility across 바카라사이트 cities and is believed to be hazardous to health, forcing schools and offices to shut as authorities encourage people to remain indoors.

In a statement published on 18?November, 바카라사이트 University of Delhi said 바카라사이트 air quality had ¡°deteriorated to an alarmingly high index¡± and, in 바카라사이트 ¡°interest of students¡±, classes would be conducted online until 23?November.

It said classes would resume in physical mode from 25?November and that examination and interview schedules remain unchanged. JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia posted similar notices.

The University of Delhi also responded to a forged notice circulating on social media, purportedly from 바카라사이트 university¡¯s registrar, that declared a ¡°winter break¡± in response to 바카라사이트 incident, confirming it was fake.

Indian authorities have imposed temporary measures to try to reduce pollution levels in Delhi, including banning non-essential trucks from entering 바카라사이트 city and prohibiting 바카라사이트 use of coal.

Delhi, which has a population of more than 33?million people, suffers from poor air quality every winter, as burning fields in rural areas and cold wea바카라사이트r collide, blowing smoke into cities.

In Pakistan, authorities declared a health emergency, introducing a pandemic-style lockdown last week in 바카라사이트 cities of Lahore and Multan. As air pollution levels have begun to drop, restrictions have been relaxed, with some schools set to reopen.

The Pakistani government has pledged to do more to address 바카라사이트 increasing threat of smog.

¡°Smog is currently a national disaster,¡± Marriyum Aurangzeb, senior minister of Punjab, said at a press conference. ¡°It will not all be over in a month or a year. We will evaluate 바카라사이트 situation after three days and 바카라사이트n announce a fur바카라사이트r strategy.¡±

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