Printed on: Dec 22, 2025 05:22 am IST
The transfer follows a December 13 CAQM directive and is supposed to chop emissions alongside curbs on development and industrial exercise.
Performing on instructions issued beneath stage 4 of the Graded Response Motion Plan (Grap), Gurugram deputy commissioner Ajay Kumar on Sunday ordered staggered working hours for all authorities and civic workplaces within the district from Monday to scale back vehicular load and curb air air pollution.
The order has been issued in compliance with the December 13 directive of the Fee for Air High quality Administration (CAQM), which invoked Grap stage 4 throughout Delhi-NCR after air high quality within the Capital deteriorated to the “severe-plus” class. The CAQM order mandates extra emergency measures to minimise emissions and scale back public publicity to hazardous air.
Underneath the district administration’s directive, all state authorities workplaces in Gurugram will operate from 9.30am to five.30pm. Places of work of the Municipal Company of Gurugram and the Municipal Company of Manesar will function from 8.30am to 4.30pm. Places of work beneath the Municipal Council, Sohna, Municipal Council, Pataudi Mandi, and the Municipal Committee, Farrukhnagar can even comply with timings from 8.30am to 4.30pm.
The deputy commissioner on Sunday issued an advisory urging all personal establishments within the district to undertake a work-from-home system till additional orders.
The revised workplace timings goal to stagger peak-hour motion and ease site visitors congestion throughout morning and night commutes. The district administration clarified that the order will stay in pressure for the complete period that Grap stage 4 is efficient within the area. All heads of departments and municipal authorities have been directed to make sure strict compliance.
Officers stated staggered workplace hours are a key emergency air pollution management measure, as they assist scale back site visitors density, lower vehicular emissions and ease stress on public transport. The transfer is anticipated to enhance different restrictions already in place beneath Grap stage 4, together with controls on development actions, industrial emissions and vehicular motion.
The administration appealed to residents to cooperate and keep away from non-essential journey. “These steps are being taken within the curiosity of public well being and environmental safety,” officers stated, including that additional measures could also be launched if air high quality doesn’t enhance. The order has been circulated to all authorities departments, municipal our bodies, and enforcement businesses for quick implementation.
