MNCs in Gurgaon provide WFH: Multinational corporations providing work-from-home opportunities, e-commerce behemoths reducing rides during peak traffic hours: Steps are being taken to address pollution, which is becoming a “annual affair” for some Gurgaon-based enterprises.
With the Graded Response Action Plan Stage IV in effect, NCR state governments have been required to determine whether to enable governmental, municipal, and commercial workplaces to function at 50% capacity and the remainder to work from home.
On Monday, Gurgaon’s weather station at Gwal Pahari reported an AQI of 494 and an average of 468, placing it in the “severe” category.
E-commerce heavyweights and consultancy businesses told The Indian Express that they were increasingly concerned about pollution. “There have been no specific instructions on what needs to be done or the strength of the office, but employees are free to work from home on any given day.” In terms of our own environmental efforts, we are constantly tracking emissions. We have also acquired electric cars to optimize delivery and implemented a route rationalization program. We ensure that our delivery executives avoid traffic jams by limiting journeys during peak hours,” stated a representative from one of the organizations.
According to him, they are thinking of a different method to reduce emissions and protect delivery executives from air exposure. “When AQI levels increase, we’ll come up with a plan to keep delivery executives from leaving the office. His words were, “We’ll try to find a solution,”
One of the “Big 4” consulting firms stated that the traffic from Gurgaon to Noida has presented issues, prompting them to establish an office in Noida. “It has been a hybrid system in which if a project requires someone to come into the office, they do so, but there has been flexibility at work. “Pollution is an annual issue,” a firm official stated.