KATHMANDU, MARCH 30

Schools have been shut down by the government for four days following the pollution in Kathmandu reached hazardous levels.

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Seen in this picture are two children reading from an alphabet chart during the pollution-induced week off, on Tuesday.

Children read from an alphabet chart in Kathmandu, on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, as schools have closed down owing to hazardous levels of pollutants in the air. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
Children read from an alphabet chart in Kathmandu, on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, as schools have closed down owing to hazardous levels of pollutants in the air. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT