According to recent survey, over 70 per cent parents in Delhi-NCR believe that there should be a smog break every year from November 1-20.
Conducted by an online platform, ‘LocalCircles’, the survey which covered around 10,000 people from Delhi and NCR region found that a overwhelming majority parents wants a smog break to compensate the reduced summer vacations, winter and spring breaks so that studies of children is not affected.
“74 per cent parents from Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida and Gurgaon want there should be a scheduled smog break from November 1-20 every year when the air quality is at its worst,” says the report of the survey.
“Raising concerns about how frequent breaks could affect the syllabus and activity calendar in schools, the parents suggested that the smog break could be compensated with reduction in other annual breaks,” it further said.
