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Delhi Air Pollution: Offline classes in Delhi resumed on Thursday after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) lifted the Stage-3 restrictions of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), following an improvement in air quality over the past three days.

The restrictions, which had been imposed earlier this month due to rising pollution levels, were removed on Wednesday. Schools had previously been instructed to switch to a hybrid learning model for classes up to grade 5 starting November 11.

In a circular, the Directorate of Education (DoE) announced that the guidelines for hybrid classes were now rescinded.

"All government, government-aided, unaided recognised private schools of the DoE, NDMC, MCD, and Delhi Cantonment Board are informed that the hybrid mode is hereby revoked. All classes are to be held in physical mode with immediate effect," it said.

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School heads were instructed to notify students, staff, and parents about this change.

Although the hybrid model was lifted, Delhi's air quality remained in the "very poor" category, with an AQI of 377 recorded at 4 pm on Thursday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). This was the day after CAQM had revoked the Stage-3 restrictions under GRAP.

The city has been grappling with poor air quality for the past 13 days.

Visuals from the Anand Vihar area showed a layer of smog blanketing the region, with an AQI of 390, hovering just below the 'severe' category, which is above 400.

Wazirpur recorded the worst AQI level of 406 in the 'severe' category, along with Bawana recording 405. In contrast, Mandir Marg noted the lowest AQI level of 243.

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The AQI level in Rohini was noted at 400, 'very poor' category, Vivek Vihar 400, Nehru Nagar 395, Jahangirpuri 394, Narela 388, Ashok Vihar 388, Punjabi Bagh 377, Mundka 377, DTU 373, Chandni Chowk 371, Burari Crossing 369, ITO 357, RK Puram 356, Sonia Vihar 355, Okhla Phase-2 351, Patparganj 351, and JLN Stadium 350.

While CAQM has directed authorities to intensify actions under Stage I and Stage II of GRAP to ensure that pollution levels do not rise again.

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