In view of rising vehicular pollution, the Bihar government’s environment department has asked all its employees not to use petrol or diesel vehicles at least once a week in their office work from the next month. Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Secretary Bandana Preyashi requested them to use electric vehicles, bicycles or rickshaws at least once a week in their official work.
It was decided that all employees of the department would follow the instruction every Friday from August, she said. “Keeping the rising level of vehicular pollution in mind, we must take an initiative to save the environment.
