IndiaPosted at: Oct 31 2026 12:18PM


New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) Haryana government and private offices in Gurugram, Faridabad and Sonipat districts will be required to operate with no more than 50 per cent of their staff attending physically from November 5 to 20, while dust-generating demolition and outdoor construction activities will face restrictions across the National Capital Region (NCR) during the same period.
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), in an order issued on October 30, directed that the remaining office staff work from home as part of advance measures to prevent a sharp deterioration in air quality during the first half of November.
The work-from-home requirement will also apply to state government and private offices in Delhi and the Uttar Pradesh districts of Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddha Nagar.
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