India, May 18 -- Following Prime Minister Narednra Modi's appeal to citizens for austerity in light of the ongoing war in west Asia, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has asked all its employees, contractual staff, project consultants and personnel at worksites to follow a 15-point circular aimed at conserving fuel and curbing electricity consumption.

The circular, issued on Saturday by Deputy Metropolitan Commissioner Ajinkya Padvel with the approval of Metropolitan Commissioner Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee, delineates a host of austerity measures such as taking public transport to work once a week and carpooling on other days, opening up windows for better ventilation, and switching off ACs in empty cabins. It will c...