CSIR to create awareness about electric vehicle
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 23 2022:
As part of creating awareness among people across the country about the importance of using electric vehicle to stop pollution, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has taken up steps towards creating awareness among the people of Manipur by organising a big workshop.
To provide complete knowledge to every stakeholder of the state about electric vehicle, CSIR and Government of Manipur are all set to organise a big workshop together.
The workshop is scheduled on November 9 and 10 at City Convention Centre, Palace Gate and chief minister N Biren Singh being deeply fascinated with the policy of CSIR is expected to take part in the workshop.
Officials of CSIR have already arrived in the state for conducting the workshop.
Electric vehicles being developed by scientists to reduce pollution is not only the best transportation option for future generation but also has less maintenance cost.
With the state transport department taking keen interest promoting use of electric vehicles, the main objective of the workshop is to create more awareness among the people about e-mobility solution, eco-system of the state and importance of renewable hybrid energy solution in Manipur.
The workshop will also attempt to create more awareness among the people about the present and future status of electric vehicle charging technology, economic benefit of the state in using electric vehicle and issues related to electric vehicle policy and regulation.
CSIR will also discuss with stakeholders, students, mechanics, technicians, electric vehicle dealers and interested individuals about creating an electric vehicle roadmap for future during the workshop.
CSIR, Dehradun chairman Poonam Gupta (chief principal scientist) will attend the workshop as also top officials and scientists of CSIR including Dr GD Thakre.
Principal scientists Dr Atul Hanjan, Dr Robindro Lairenlakpam and Dr Huidrom Birkumar, both state origin scientists, will also take part in the workshop.
Apart from creating awareness among the people about advanced refueling technology, CSIR will also focus on replacing the existing fuel driven vehicles into electric vehicle as also on government's role setting up electric vehicle charging points when e-vehicles fully replaced conventional fuel driven vehicles in the state.