New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party government is going to submit a proposal on imposing a lockdown in the national capital to the Supreme Court on Monday due to increasing air pollution in Delhi.
The Apex Court asked the government on Saturday to consider imposing a lockdown for two days to control the pollution. Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said imposing a lockdown will be a major decision.
Meanwhile, all schools in Delhi will remain shut for a week starting from November 15. Schools in Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat, Jhajjar will also remain closed till November 17. Moreover, construction activities in Delhi are banned till November 17 while the Haryana government has also banned construction works in four districts that in the National Capital Region.
Apart from emergency services, all government offices in Delhi will work from home, starting from tomorrow. Haryana government has also urged offices to switch to work from home mode as much as possible.