Car Free Tuesday to give congested Gurgaon a break from traffic jams

Car free Tuesdays will start in Gurgaon from today to coincide with the World 'Car Free Day' to promote use of public transport among commuters.

Software companies, real estate houses, Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon and even private schools have come out in support of the concept directing their employees to shun cars and offering buses and other logistics for the D-day.

'Car Free Day' is being organised by the the city's traffic police and Gurgaon Municipal Corporation with support from NASSCOM, Embarq India, Raahgiri Foundation and Rapid Metro.

Joint Commissioner of Police Bharti Arora had said that with one lakh new cars being registered every year in Gurgaon, this was the best time for the city to take up the 'Car Free' challenge.

Gurgaon Police have sourced 20 cranes from MCG and DLF, which will be employed equally in all four corridors to tow away cars parked on roadsides and taken to Leisure Valley Park. The only parking available would be those at Cyber Park and other institutional and commercial parking spaces.