The Union Petroleum and and Natural Gas Minister Marpadi Veerappa Moily has said that his ministry alone can save about 600 litre of petrol and diesel worth over Rs 40,000 by travelling by public transport. He traveled by the Delhi Metro rail on October 9.
Fuel conservation is a necessity, it is an attitude and this is the message the Minister wanted to give to people. After reaching his office Moily said that he enjoyed the metro ride.
‘We reached quicker than normal days. I’m glad that at least for a day, I did not add to the congestion,’ Moily said. It was a surprise for metro users. Some even clicked photographs of the minister.
One of them offered a seat to the minister, who was initially standing. Moily said the metro ride from the Tugluk road station to the Central Secretariat station was comfortable.
All staff of the ministry including senior officials reached office by bus or metro.
But two joint secretaries were more enterprising. Giridhar Armane and Neeraj Mittal chose the bicycle ride to cover about 8 km of distance between the residence and the office.
The minister had announced last month that he would travel by bus or metro every Wednesday starting October 9 and all officials will follow the suit.
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