In response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to conserve fuel, Pilibhit District Magistrate Gyanendra Singh on Thursday took a significant step by discontinuing the use of his police escort vehicle. He also directed officials residing in the officers’ colony near the collectorate campus to walk to their offices. This decision aligns with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s directive to reduce the number of vehicles in official fleets and eliminate escort vehicles.
Vehicle-pooling and virtual meetings encouraged
Singh urged government officials to adopt a vehicle-pooling system for attending Tehsil Diwas camps, review meetings, and other official programmes. Additionally, he emphasized that virtual meetings among officials would be promoted to minimize the movement of government vehicles.
Appeal to residents
The District Magistrate also appealed to the general public to use private vehicles only when absolutely necessary and to prefer e-rickshaws for traveling to markets, thereby reducing diesel and petrol consumption. He encouraged young people to use bicycles for short distances instead of exercising on gym cycles at gyms or at home. “Such small efforts will collectively bring about a big change in conserving fuel during the current global crisis,” Singh remarked.
This initiative is part of a broader effort to address fuel conservation amid rising global energy prices and supply concerns.
