As the air pollution in the national capital reaching to emergency level, the Delhi government on Saturday announced that schools will be shut for a week, starting Monday and government offices will operate in work from home mode.

Delhi Chief Minister Aravind Kejriwal said a week from Monday onwards, schools will be physically closed; to continue virtually so that children do not have to breathe polluted air.

Government offices will operate from home (WFH) at 100% capacity for a week. Private offices to be issued an advisory to go for the WFH option as much as possible, he added.

He said the state government will work on a proposal for lockdown in Delhi and will present it soon to the Supreme Court.

This comes after the Apex Court on Saturday suggested clamping a lockdown in Delhi as it asked the Centre and the Delhi government to take immediate measures to improve the air quality. The court said the situation of pollution is so bad that people are wearing masks inside their houses.

The Apex Court also expressed concern that schools in the national capital have opened and children are being exposed to severe pollution conditions.