Chandigarh, May 21 -- As part of the 'no-vehicle Wednesday' initiative, senior officials of the Chandigarh administration stepped out of their official vehicles and opted for bicycles, walking, public transport, and carpooling to reach their offices.

The initiative was launched by Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for austerity.

Kataria travelled by an electric bus to Baltana to attend the foundation stone-laying ceremony of a railway under bridge (RUB) and later used an electric golf cart to reach the UT Secretariat in Chandigarh.

Speaking to the media, Kataria stressed that conserving natural resources is the need of the hour and called for collective responsibility...