<p>Cycling to work one day a month and turning off city street lights on full moon nights will help save fuel, Gujarat's Chief Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"At least one day a month can be a 'cycle day'. People should use cycles to work and other places rather than (use) cars," Modi told Vibrant Gujarat's National Summit on Inclusive Urban Development. <br /><br />"This is not a new concept. Denmark has been encouraging its citizens to use cycles often by providing tax incentives," Modi said.<br /><br />"For this, proper urban infrastructure for the safety and usage of cycles needs to be developed. This will result in fuel savings."<br /><br />India, which imports most of its crude, suffers from international price fluctuations that cost the exchequer nearly Rs.90,000 crore in annual fuel bills.<br /><br />Modi said that going powerless on a full moon night was a sustainable and most cost effective way to fight global energy crisis.<br /><br />"It will not require any budget allocation or file work."<br /></p>
<p>Cycling to work one day a month and turning off city street lights on full moon nights will help save fuel, Gujarat's Chief Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"At least one day a month can be a 'cycle day'. People should use cycles to work and other places rather than (use) cars," Modi told Vibrant Gujarat's National Summit on Inclusive Urban Development. <br /><br />"This is not a new concept. Denmark has been encouraging its citizens to use cycles often by providing tax incentives," Modi said.<br /><br />"For this, proper urban infrastructure for the safety and usage of cycles needs to be developed. This will result in fuel savings."<br /><br />India, which imports most of its crude, suffers from international price fluctuations that cost the exchequer nearly Rs.90,000 crore in annual fuel bills.<br /><br />Modi said that going powerless on a full moon night was a sustainable and most cost effective way to fight global energy crisis.<br /><br />"It will not require any budget allocation or file work."<br /></p>