District Collector Jalaj Sharma, known for his environment-friendly initiatives, travelled to work on Monday morning in a pink e-rickshaw driven by a beneficiary of the state’s women empowerment scheme. The gesture was part of his personal resolution to commute to the office once a month without using an official vehicle.

Sharma travelled from his residence to the District Collector’s office in an e-rickshaw operated by Vaishnavi Umakant Sakhere, one of the women beneficiaries under the state government’s Pink e-rickshaw scheme. The initiative aims to provide 1,000 pink e-rickshaws to women across Nashik through the District Women and Child Development Department.

Speaking about the decision, Sharma said, “Environmental conservation is a collective responsibility. As part of this respons

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