CAQM orders 50 per cent work-from-home in Delhi-NCR offices, restricts construction activities from November 5 to 20
- On Friday, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced a complete ban on dust-generating demolition and outdoor civil construction across the National Capital Region from November 5 to November 20 to combat escalating air pollution.
- Delhi recorded "poor" air quality on Thursday, October 29, 2026, with the AQI settling at 229, according to Central Pollution Control Board data, as the region enters what Yadav called its "peak time" for pollution.
- The Commission for Air Quality Management will issue the formal order, though Yadav specified that projects of "national importance" will receive exemption from the construction ban.
- Officials are considering work-from-home mandates for five High Vehicle Density districts: Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat, Ghaziabad, and Gautam Buddha Nagar to reduce vehicular emissions during the ban period.
- These measures coincide with the Diwali festival on November 8 and the expected peak of paddy stubble burning, both anticipated to further degrade air quality across the region.
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Delhi-NCR offices to operate at 50% capacity; construction barred till November 20 amid pollution concerns
Offices in Delhi-NCR have been directed to allow 50 per cent staff to work from home amid concerns over pollution in the region. Also, all construction and demolition activities have been barred from November 5 till November 20.
CAQM orders 50 per cent work-from-home in Delhi-NCR offices, restricts construction activities from November 5 to 20
In an order dated October 30, the CAQM said, "State Government and private offices to operate with upto 50% of the staff strength attending physically and remaining staff to work from home in the territorial jurisdiction of the NCT of Delhi and in the districts of Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddha Nagar except for such industrial establishments and essential services, where this arrangement is not feasible."
CAQM in Delhi-NCR caps workplace capacity at 50% from Nov 5-20 as a preventive measure, to keep air quality in check
Stating that high levels of air pollution in the NCR, particularly episodic increases during periods of adverse meteorological conditions, have been a matter of serious concern
Delhi-NCR pollution: CAQM orders construction ban, 50% work-from-home from November 5 to 20
The Commission for Air Quality Management has implemented a ban on construction activities in Delhi-NCR from November 5 to 20. This measure aims to combat the worsening air quality in the region during this period. Additionally, government and private offices in Delhi and surrounding areas should allow up to 50% of their employees to work from home.
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