New Delhi, May 18 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday launched the 'Metro Monday' initiative, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to conserve oil and fuel amid the ongoing West Asia crisis.

To kickstart the campaign, Chief Minister Gupta boarded a Metro train from the Kashmere Gate station to the ITO Metro station. After reaching the station, she took an electric feeder bus to reach her office at the Delhi Secretariat. She was accompanied by Cabinet Ministers Parvesh Verma and Ravindra Indraj during the journey.

Aimed at promoting public transport, fuel conservation under the wider 'Mera Bharat, Mera Yogdan' framework, the initiative saw widespread adoption on its first day. Following the Chief Minister's call, var...