Gurugram, Dec. 22 -- Acting on directions issued under stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap), Gurugram deputy commissioner Ajay Kumar on Sunday ordered staggered working hours for all government and civic offices from Monday to reduce vehicular load and curb air pollution. The order complies with a December 13 directive from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), which invoked Grap stage 4 across Delhi-NCR due to "severe-plus" air quality. Under the directive, state government offices in Gurugram will function from 9.30am to 5.30pm. Offices of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram and the Municipal Corporation of Manesar will operate from 8.30am to 4.30pm. Offices under the Municipal Council, Sohna, Municipal Council, Pataudi Mandi, and the Municipal Committee, Farrukhnagar will also follow timings from 8.30am to 4.30pm. The deputy commissioner issued an advisory urging all private institutions to adopt work-from-home until further orders. The revised timings aim to stagger peak-hour movement and ease congestion. The order will remain for the entire duration Grap stage 4 is effective. The move is expected to complement other restrictions already in place under Grap stage 4, including controls on construction activities, industrial emissions and vehicular movement....