Nashik: The proposal of Maharashtra Electric Vehicle Policy 2011 was approved in Nashik Municipal Corporation on Friday. This proposal has been brought to increase the use of pollution-free vehicles, reduce noise and air pollution in the General Body Meeting held offline. This proposal was made by Nashik Municipal Commissioner Kailash Jadhav. In such a situation, it has become clear that the petrol, diesel vehicles of the Municipal Corporation will now be braked forever and the use of electric vehicles will increase.
Due to petrol, diesel vehicles, there has been a significant increase in air and noise pollution. Also the cost of fuel is also increasing day by day. Its price will continue to increase in future also. This is the reason why electric vehicles are being promoted. For this purpose, it is being encouraged by the Central and State Governments. Electric vehicles are subsidized by the central government. This is the reason that now the Municipal Corporation will give priority to electric vehicles. In such a situation, the vehicles running on petrol, diesel of the Municipal Corporation will be braked.
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Most of the officials of the Nashik Municipal Corporation have been given government vehicles. Fuel worth crores of rupees is poured on these vehicles annually. This not only causes air pollution but also wastes money. The use of electric vehicles will save fuel costs, but the municipal corporation will have to provide the facility of charging stations.
Blind get a chance to travel free in City Link
City link bus service running in the city of Municipal Corporation is getting good response from the citizens. For this reason CityLink has expanded its service to rural parts. Last week 35 lakh people traveled by city link bus. Passes are being provided to the students at affordable rates. Now the visually impaired will get a chance to travel in these buses for free.