Ecocabs in Fazilka
Fazilka, a historical town and the district headquarters of Fazilka District is located in southwestern Punjab in India, about 325 kms west of Punjab State Capital Chandigarh.The eco-cabs initiative has helped to organize Intermediate Public Transport System at affordable price. There has been global recognition of the initiative and Ecocabs or similar initiatives are being launched in other cities as well. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has itself recognized this as an ecofriendly mode of transportation and sent notices to the state governments to look into this mode which has the potential to replace carbon dioxide emitting motor vehicles.
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Contact: through www.ecocabs.org and http://www.lovefazilka.org
First Published on SUM Net India, October 30, 2011
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