Ghaziabad, May 16 -- The Ghaziabad district magistrate called on administrative officials on Friday and directed them to carpool or bike-pool to reach office and conduct virtual meetings in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to limit fuel consumption in view of the ongoing crisis in West Asia, officials said.

District magistrate Ravinder Kumar Mandar himself arrived at office on Friday morning riding pillion on a motorcycle. He told mediapersons that he decided to share a bike ride in line with Modi's appeal to cut down fuel consumption.

"I called administrative officials and connected with them virtually. I asked them to carpool or bike-pool to reach workplaces. Since their official residences are not far from the district...