To cater to the travel need for errands within and outside the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) campus, X-SEED, the idea and initiative cell of the institute, has come up with the concept of ‘X-Cycles’, wherein students can rent bicycles on an hour rate basis.
By this, the X-Cycles contributes to a cleaner and greener environment in its own way. The facility is available for the XIMB community with a target audience of around 900 people, including students, staff and faculty. There are currently 7 cycles in the campus which are available for rent at a nominal rate of Rs8 per hour and the members are required to deposit an initial amount of Rs200 as an advance payment to avail of the facility.
The maintenance and repair of the bicycles is undertaken by the X-SEED team.The initiative found a place on TATA First Dot, a platform that mentors and showcases student start-ups. X-Cycles has received a huge response, basing which the X-SEED is planning to add newer and better cycles to the fleet.