Haryana Chief Minister has announced every Tuesday as a ‘car-free’ day from September 1, 2023, in Karnal city to curb traffic.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar was recently seen using a Royal Motorcycle instead of his official car. He did so as he on a ‘car-free’ Tuesdays in the city of Karnal to tackle the issue of growing traffic jams. The rise in the number of automobiles in the country in the last few years has been exponential. With more cars and motorcycles, come great pollution and traffic jams. The infrastructure is still trying to keep up with the increasing number of vehicles on the roads. Hence, long traffic jams are frequent in most major cities of India. However, the local and state governments are trying to come up with innovative solutions to tackle these issues. Here is an example of one such initiative.
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Khattar Rides Royal Enfield to Airport
The CM took to X (formerly Twitter) to share this endeavour. He is seen riding a Royal Enfield motorcycle to the airport on Tuesday. As of September 1, every Tuesday is a ‘car-free’ day in the city. People are encouraged to use bikes, scooters and bicycles to commute from one place to another. His post reads, “I also made a small effort to reduce car traffic today by travelling to Karnal Airport by bike on “Car Free Day”. I hope that the aware people of the state will take this message forward and inspire people to give up their cars ‘just for one day.”
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After the announcement on the first day of this month, September 5 was the first Tuesday where this initiative was practised by people in real life. The response was quite positive. To mark their support, the Deputy Commissioner in Karnal Administration, Anish Yadav and Superintendent of Police, Shashank Kumar walked 3 km to reach the office. Other employees took out their bicycles. As per this initiative, special non-motorized zones will be identified where motorised vehicles will be prohibited.
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What We Think
We vehemently support this initiative by the Haryana Government. We are in dire need of such innovative policies to take care of our environmental health. Globally, the initiatives pertaining to ecology to curb global warming and environmental degradation are rising. It is time we start acting on the local level as well. We can’t just rely on the government for everything. Public cooperation is of utmost importance in matters pertaining to the environment. Let us see how well the general public reacts to this.
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"कार फ्री डे" हो या "नशामुक्त हरियाणा" बनाने का संकल्प हो बिना जनसहयोग के पूरा नहीं हो सकता!
— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) September 26, 2023
“कार फ्री डे” पर करनाल एयरपोर्ट तक की यात्रा बाइक द्वारा करके, आज के दिन कार ट्रैफिक कम करने का एक छोटा सा प्रयास मेरा भी रहा।
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