As Pollution Grabs Nation's Capital, Corporate Giants Leap a Step Forward

By siliconindia | Wednesday, 09 November 2016, 05:27 Hrs

BENGALURU: After the end of Diwali celebrations, Delhi-NCR experienced an extreme rise in the pollution levels and is striving to control it by employing almost every possible technique. In an attempt to avoid further complications and protect employees amidst the emergency-like situation, corporate firms are installing air purifiers in offices. Some companies are also providing masks and asking their employees to work from home. Schools, colleges and construction sites have been shut down temporarily.

“We have installed air purifiers across all our offices. We don't want to take any chance with regard to our team's health," states Manish Sharma, President of Panasonic India, to Economic Times (ET).

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and CEO of Paytm accepts the fact that clean air is important for a healthy life. He also says that the existence of mankind primarily depends on clean air, let alone all other forms of growth and achievements.

Talking about the critical situation, Mohandas Pai, Chairman of Manipal Global Education Services requested the people with young children to leave the city. According to Mohandas, to control the situation, activities such as burning of paddy husks and construction works must be banned for at least 15 days.

Reports from the ET also suggest that American Tower Corporation (ATC) will effectively announce flexible working hours for employees by next week. Furthermore, tech giants such as Google, LG Electronics India, Panasonic and Huawei have already installed air purifiers in their Delhi offices.