New Delhi, May 18 -- The Delhi Police has issued a memorandum for its personnel, including senior officers, to start rationalisation of government vehicle usage in a bid to reduce fuel consumption. The memo, seen by HT, issued on Saturday, states that the force must take immediate and effective steps to curtail avoidable vehicular movement, optimize deployment of available vehicles, and promote economical use of fuel. One of the key directives is that staff, posted in offices having metro and public transport connectivity, particularly at police headquarters, is "encouraged to use public transport for routine commuting wherever operationally feasible". "The dak motorcycles and two wheelers at police stations and units shall be pooled and deployed only for essential official work," it further says, adding that personnel should also carpool for court and common official duties . "IOs and staff proceeding from the same Police station/sub-Division/unit to the same court, office, or destination shall, as far as practicable, travel together in a pooled vehicle." Routine meetings, crime review meetings and inter-unit consultations and conferences should be held through video conferencing or other virtual modes to avoid "unnecessary movement". In a significant change, Delhi Police have also asked for rationalisation of VIP/VVIP carcade size across Delhi. "Security units shall ensure minimum deployment of vehicles in VIP/VVIP movement," it says....