Delhi transport minister urges people to stop depending on private vehicles
New Delhi Nov 28 PTI The Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi DDCD on Sunday organised a neighbourhood Raahgiri Day programme on the theme of Yuddh Pradushan Ke Viruddh in outer Delhis Najafgarh where Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot appealed to people to stop depending on private vehicles to reduce pollutionThe event was held on the road leading to Mitraon village near the RC Institute of TechnologyUnder the programme streets were opened for the public and were kept completely free of traffic between 730 am and 1030 amThousands of school children and the people of Najafgarh participated in the programme while complying with COVID-19 normsThousands of school children and the people of Najafgarh including the 80-year-old mother of the transport minister participated in the programme while complying with COVID-19 norms They participated in many activities like walking running cycling skating street games music bands painting dance performing arts yoga aerobics zumba etc an official statement saidGahlot who is also the MLA from Najafgarh said the aim of the event was to convey the message that if people want to reduce pollution they need to stop depending on private vehicles when they can cycle walk and run insteadThe Delhi government is committed to making the roads safer for pedestrians and our efforts to convert the traffic intersection at Rajghat into a pedestrian-friendly zone is one such example Gahlot who arrived at the venue on a cycle was quoted as saying in the statementRecalling his childhood days the minister said he and his friends would cycle to the markets several times a dayHe appealed to people to cycle and walk to nearby areas instead of using motor vehiclesThe event was organised by the Aam Aadmi Party AAP government in association with the Raahgiri Foundation and WRI India It was the first Raahgiri event in outer Delhi the statement saidVice-Chairperson of the DDCD Jasmine Shah said roads are not just for the use of vehicles but also for the communities to enjoyWe have all witnessed Delhis pollution and can understand why we need to reduce the use of private motor vehicles to reduce our share of pollution Under the chief ministers leadership Najafgarh will set an example for the rest of Delhi on how to reduce pollution together Shah was quoted as saying in the statementCo-founder of the Raahgiri Foundation Sarika Panda Bhatt said Place-making is connecting people with places and there is no better way of making these connections than the streets of our cities Todays Raahgiri Day in Najafgarh is one such example This was the second of the six Raahgiri days being hosted in Delhi over a period of three months with the theme Yuddh Pradushan Ke Viruddh to spread awareness about pollutionThe first such event was organised on November 14 in PatparganjThese events are being organised in the backdrop of the Yuddh Pradushan Ke Viruddh campaign launched recently by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to engage and encourage citizens to take individual responsibility for reducing air pollution by cutting down on the usage of private vehicles by at least one day a week PTI AKM RC
New Delhi Nov 28 PTI The Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi DDCD on Sunday organised a neighbourhood Raahgiri Day programme on the theme of Yuddh Pradushan Ke Viruddh in outer Delhis Najafgarh where Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot appealed to people to stop depending on private vehicles to reduce pollutionThe event was held on the road leading to Mitraon village near the RC Institute of TechnologyUnder the programme streets were opened for the public and were kept completely free of traffic between 730 am and 1030 amThousands of school children and the people of Najafgarh participated in the programme while complying with COVID-19 normsThousands of school children and the people of Najafgarh including the 80-year-old mother of the transport minister participated in the programme while complying with COVID-19 norms They participated in many activities like walking running cycling skating street games music bands painting dance performing arts yoga aerobics zumba etc an official statement saidGahlot who is also the MLA from Najafgarh said the aim of the event was to convey the message that if people want to reduce pollution they need to stop depending on private vehicles when they can cycle walk and run insteadThe Delhi government is committed to making the roads safer for pedestrians and our efforts to convert the traffic intersection at Rajghat into a pedestrian-friendly zone is one such example Gahlot who arrived at the venue on a cycle was quoted as saying in the statementRecalling his childhood days the minister said he and his friends would cycle to the markets several times a dayHe appealed to people to cycle and walk to nearby areas instead of using motor vehiclesThe event was organised by the Aam Aadmi Party AAP government in association with the Raahgiri Foundation and WRI India It was the first Raahgiri event in outer Delhi the statement saidVice-Chairperson of the DDCD Jasmine Shah said roads are not just for the use of vehicles but also for the communities to enjoyWe have all witnessed Delhis pollution and can understand why we need to reduce the use of private motor vehicles to reduce our share of pollution Under the chief ministers leadership Najafgarh will set an example for the rest of Delhi on how to reduce pollution together Shah was quoted as saying in the statementCo-founder of the Raahgiri Foundation Sarika Panda Bhatt said Place-making is connecting people with places and there is no better way of making these connections than the streets of our cities Todays Raahgiri Day in Najafgarh is one such example This was the second of the six Raahgiri days being hosted in Delhi over a period of three months with the theme Yuddh Pradushan Ke Viruddh to spread awareness about pollutionThe first such event was organised on November 14 in PatparganjThese events are being organised in the backdrop of the Yuddh Pradushan Ke Viruddh campaign launched recently by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to engage and encourage citizens to take individual responsibility for reducing air pollution by cutting down on the usage of private vehicles by at least one day a week PTI AKM RC
