Car-Free Tuesday in Gurgaon - On Tuesday, Gurgaon put the br- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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On Tuesday, Gurgaon put the brakes on cars, and accelerated into the future. It was the first instalment of the Car Free Day that the city will now observe every Tuesday starting next month.

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On day one itself, there were 10,000 fewer cars on the city's roads. The air, too, was much more breathable. Levels of PM 2.5 - fine pollutants emitted by vehicles - were 21 per cent lower in the congested Cyber City area.

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It helped that all important players threw their weight behind the plan. From the city administration, traffic police and MCG, to corporate houses, schools and RWAs, there was no lack of effort to make the crusade a success. Commissioner of police Navdeep Singh Virk and joint commissioner of police (traffic) Bharti Arora both cycled to work. Some 95 per cent of the students of Scottish International too pedalled to school. (Pic: Twitter)

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Nagarro, a software concern, led by brilliant example in following a zero-car day, their employees either cycling or taking buses to office. It earned the firm Gurgaon police's best corporate award.

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