With an aim to curb pollution and have traffic free roads, Gurgaon traffic police and the Municipal Corporation has decided to mark each Tuesday as a 'Car-free' day. This initiative has been implemented on the occasion of World Car Free Day, observed each year on September 22.
In order to make this campaign a success, four major IT corridors that have the heaviest traffic flow in the city have been identified. These include DLF Cyber City, Cyber Park area, Golf Course Road and Electronic City.
This move is expected to reduce the long traffic jams in the city and curtail the pollution level as well. The administration will encourage people to use public transport such as metro, autos, shared cabs, cycle rickshaws and car pools on every Tuesday.
According to Navdeep Singh Virk, Police Commissioner, Gurgaon, Car-free day is not a new concept. It was started 22 years back world over on September, 22. Gurgaon is experimenting it for the first time. He further stated that if this experiment is a success every Tuesday will be observed as a car-free day.
More than 200 buses have been deployed at select locations across the city to help commuters. The frequency of rapid metro has also been increased.
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