Today is the World Environment Day and our organization is celebrating it in a big way. Last few days saw conduct of competitions in slogan and essay writing. Organizers also invited entries for posters and all winners will be distributed prizes today by the chief guest who is an expert in the field of environment. To mark the occasion, pens were distributed to all employees. More than US $ 1,000/- is being spent for this occasion.
In our safety division, yesterday we discussed about what can be done for reducing environment pollution. We use about 40 nos. of two and four-wheelers for internal transport. A friend suggested about use of bicycles instead of auto vehicles. A good idea worth following. In my earlier organization which is a sister concern of our department, everybody including senior officials use bicycles to go around for meetings, library, seminars, etc within the compound wall of the organization. Only the head of the unit is having a car and few cars are in service for external transport (for going to airport or making enquireis and purchases). Other than the top man, every one uses mass transport system (bus) for transfer from colony to office.
Already many organizations are following this. To maintain bicycles and attend repairs, the organization should have a maintenance section.
I also heard that in a company, only bicycles are used and any body can take any bicycle available nearby and leave it wherever he goes for others also to use. They are not locked. It is like a free trolley system as it is in departmental stores, super markets, airports.
A good system indeed.