In a bid to curb pollution in State capital, Raipur Municipal Corporation will observe its 16th ‘No Vehicle Day on April 3 2017 to be led by Raipur Mayor Pramod Dubey.
Corporation has vowed to promote walking, riding bicycle and commute via public transport instead of own vehicles among residents on third day of every month.
Mayor Dubey claimed that according to the report of environment board, the level of vehicular pollution had plunged to 30 percent after the cycle rally conducted on no-vehicle day since last one year.
If one day cycling, walk or using public transport can bring such difference in level of pollution, together we can clean the air in atmosphere. Moreover, according to information, soon after the cycle rally, there have been sale of 10,000 bi-cycles in city since then, Mayor said.
This is a positive initiative Corporation has taken to spread love for environment among citizens and develop Raipur as pollution free city, he added.
Dubey said that subsequently, on March 3, a cycle rally at 7.30 am would be taken out from Amapara Chowk near Vishal Mega Mart to Municipal office at National Institute of Technology NIT) via Agrasen Chowk, Vivekanand Chobey Colony and Geeta Nagar.
Then pledge with the crowd of school students, NCC scout guides, NGOs, social organizations and citizens for clean Raipur of pollution would be taken.