Construction ban across Delhi-NCR from Nov 5; WFH curbs on the cards

Delhi-NCR enters peak air pollution season, with construction and demolition activities banned from November 5-20, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced on Friday. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) will issue an order banning dust-generating demolition and outdoor civil construction in the National Capital Region during this period.

Projects of "national importance" will be exempt from the ban. The curbs come ahead of a separate construction and demolition ban set to begin in Delhi on November 1 and last until January 31, part of a wider set of measures against air pollution. CAQM is expected to issue additional directions on work-from-home arrangements for the five High Vehicle Density districts of Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat, Ghaziabad, and Gautam Buddha Nagar.