To send home a green message, Modi takes an Ola e-rickshaw in Varanasi (Watch video)

As part of an effort to turn Varanasi green, Modi  distributed 1,000 e-rickshaws (Video below) ANI Pic

May 1, 2016, NewsCrunch

The showstopper moment of PM Modi's visit to Varanasi occurred when he took an Ola e-rickshaw during a visit to his Parliamentary constituency on Sunday.

As part of an effort to turn Varanasi green, he distributed 1,000 e-rickshaws at an event at at Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) ground.

To drive the green message home, he took an e-rickshaw himself for some distance, which carried the nameplate of Ola, which aggregates  rickshaws in the city.

Modi also launched solar-powered boats for plying on river Ganga.

Earlier, the PM had launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) at Ballia in eastern Uttar Pradesh.

The PMUY scheme provides free LPG connections to about five crore families living below poverty line (BPL) across the country.

To send home a green message, Modi takes an Ola e-rickshaw in Varanasi (ANI video)