During the drills, students practiced evacuations, taking shelter under desks, and switching off electrical appliances after the siren is sounded.
Initiated by the Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) Minister, the main objective behind the campaign is to enhance sensitivity among children regarding the importance of the Yamuna River and to connect them with the broader cleanliness movement.
These committees will be tasked to conduct on-ground inspections of all the private unaided recognized schools in Delhi including those against which complaints have been received in this Directorate, it said in a statement.
At least seven prominent schools in Delhi were thrown into chaos amid panic over bomb threats received on Friday morning through email which turned out to be a hoax, police officials said.
M M Public School, Pitampura, Delhi, won the first prize in the competition.
Delhi Government Schools conducted the first mega Parents-Teachers Meeting (PTM) after COVID to help parents understand the educational and emotional needs of their children in the post-COVID era.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday visited Delhi's government schools and Mohalla Clinics with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
"All classes will function at 50 per cent capacity; all educational institutions will have mandatory quarantine centres; attendance will not be compulsory and online and offline classes will be conducted in parallel," the DDMA's notification read.
The students who were elated to be able to attend the first offline class of the academic session wore masks and queued up outside schools maintaining social distance.
The pollution control body has also banned construction activity till November 5 and bursting of crackers during the winter season.
