Goa to encourage use of bicycles to protect environment
10 Nov 2017 9:57 PM IST
Panaji: Amid the growing concerns over air pollution, the Goa government is planning to encourage people to use bicycles to move around in the state's capital city.
In this regard, it is planning to tie-up with a private company for operating bicycles, fitted with the Global Positioning System (GPS), on rent.
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said the environment-friendly conditions cannot not be created overnight in the state and the people will have to work for it.
"We are encouraging buses running on bio-fuel. But it does not happen overnight because it requires a lot of capital cost. In the same way, the best way to reduce it (pollution) further is to use a bicycle," he told reporters here. "You can use a bicycle to go to the market. What we have done is we are tying-up with a firm for operating bicycles. We will only give them places where the bicycles can be parked," the chief minister said.
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