The Noida administration has extended the schools closure till Monday, November 25. The classes from nursery to 12th standard will be held online in all schools of the Gautam Buddha Nagar district. Meanwhile,

Delhi’s air quality has deteriorated to severe levels, forcing Noida schools to operate online until November 27. The District Inspector of Schools confirmed the suspension of physical classes due to hazardous AQI readings.

PM IST Delhi-NCR Air Pollution: Due to the persistently bad air quality, the Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate said on Saturday that all of the district's schools will remain closed until November 25.

Offline classes are likely to resume on November 25, while the schedule for examinations and interviews remains unchanged. The development comes as the authorities had ordered the closure of schools till November 23.

Delhi continued to reel under "very poor" air quality and pollution woes as a layer of smog covered the city. On Sunday, the city recorded an Air Quality Index of 362, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.

The physical classes in Noida were suspended last week in view of harmful levels of air quality in the region.

Earlier the district administration had discontinued the physical classes from class nursery to class 12 until November 23. The order came after Delhi's AQI breached 450 to reach the Severe Plus category.

The air quality index has improved in many areas of Delhi. However, the government has imposed stricter rules under GRAP stages. Check latest updates on Delhi school closure due to pollution here.