Gurugram, Nov. 3 -- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) on Monday ordered stricter anti-pollution measures in the city, including halting dust-generating demolition and outdoor construction and implementing up to a 50% work-from-home rule from November 5 to 20.

The directions, issued by the MCG commissioner to government departments, private offices and executing agencies across the district, follow the Commission for Air Quality Management's (CAQM) October 30 order on precautionary measures to control air pollution across Delhi-NCR.

Under the order, all dust-generating demolition and outdoor construction activities covered by the CAQM directions must remain suspended during the 16-day period. The restrictions also extend to lin...