Cycle to Office : An appeal by ASOs of Secretariat

Cycling gives us freedom, speed, fitness, savings, biophilia, environmentalism and fun.

Rivers, seashores and mountains come to life when you're on a bike. Quicker than walking but slow and gentle enough to take in the sights sounds and smells of both the animal and human kingdoms. Someone said, “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them.”

As like some previous examples in different corners of the state/nation, some ASOs of Odisha Secretariat have started a mission to encourage cycling in view of both health and environment concerns. 

They come office daily by bicycle to make awareness among others to join this initiative. Recently, they have started trips to nearby tourist places like Deras and Dhauli in a group by bicycle also. Thanks those ASO friends like Vibekananda Sahoo, Ajay Swain, Abinash Pattnaik, Siba Prasad Sahoo, Abinash Khandual, Surendra Pradhan, Purna Chandra kundu & Tarini Sahoo to be in the team for a noble cause. 

DERAS (JHUMUKA) 

Dt. 27.01.2020

DHAULI

Dt. 02.02.2020

BMC Staff on Friday : It is to mention here that, BMC has requested all of its staff to come office at least one day i.e. on Friday by bicycle. All staff and officers voluntarily accepted this for a noble cause. 

Honble Minister in Lok Seva Bhawan : As another example, Tourism Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi  was seen riding a cycle to the Lok Seva Bhavan on 29.01.2020. He has decided to ride a bicycle to the Lok Seva Bhavan during the upcoming Budget Session also. 

MO CYCLE in Bhubaneswar : In a bid to improve sustainable and inclusive mode of transit in cities, Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) in association with Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) has brought in the MO CYCLE system to reduce traffic congestion, enhance space efficiency and improve air quality in the city. It's being operated by three leading vendors, Hero-Hexi, Yaana, and Yulu, at about 400 plus MO CYCLE stations around the city. It was inaugurated by Honble CM on 26.11.2018.

Appeal : To check pollution, now many people show interest in different ways. It may also  be requested to use public transport at least one day in a week to come office or any workplace if not possible by bicycle. 

Let's join this mission and save our environment.