Four days holiday announced by Nepal government due to pollution 2021

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Nepal's Ministry of Education--during an emergency meeting on March 29 decided to close all educational institutions till April 03 owing to degrading air quality.


The Emergency meeting chaired by Minister for Education, Science and Technology Krishna Gopal Shrestha, decided to close the educational institutions for this week, a release from the ministry informed.

The release further states that universities and educational institutions which have been holding all sort of exams can continue their operation adopting appropriate security measures.

The Ministry also has requested parents to ensure children are mostly staying indoors, limiting their exposure to hazardous haze, that has shrouded Nepali skies in recent days. Due to wildfire in more than 54 districts, the quality of air has deteriorated sharply for the past few days, with thick smog blanketing most of the country.

Meteorologists say that it would take a few more days for the air to become clear and breathable. Nepal's Ministry of Health earlier this week had requested people not to get outside with a sudden dip in Air Quality Index. The AQI of the Himalayan Nation has remained hazardous since Friday.

The Government of Nepal has decided to shut all educational institutions for four days starting Tuesday, until Friday, owing to the severe deterioration of air quality in recent days.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology took the decision on Monday stating that the increasing levels of air pollution could adversely affect the children's health. Across the country, a sudden rise in air pollution levels is being experienced in the past few days. The Ministry of Health and Population had issued a statement cautioning the people of the dire effects of poor air quality, urging all to take necessary precautions and to avoid going out unnecessarily.

Kathmandu: The Nepal government on Monday announced it was shutting all educational institutions for the next four days owing to the severe deterioration of air quality in the recent period.
A meeting, chaired by Education Minister Krishna Gopal Shrestha, took the decision to close down all education institutions owing to the rising air pollution and its possible impact on children’s health, according to a statement issued by the Ministry.

The government has decided to close schools across the country for four days beginning Tuesday in the wake of rising air pollution levels.

A meeting chaired by Education Minister Krishna Gopal Shrestha on Monday took a decision to this effect.

According to Sanjay Sharma, a secretary at the Ministry of Education, the government decided to close schools in view of the adverse effect the rising air pollution can have on students’ health.

Pre-scheduled examinations, however, will continue as per the calendar, said Sharma.

Capital Kathmandu and other cities have seen air quality deteriorate massively since Friday.

Smoke and haze continue to cover Kathmandu Valley and other hill regions.

Raging wildfires as well as vehicle emissions have been attributed to the rising air pollution across the country.



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