Tag: Hussain Nasser Lootah
Private organisations to mark Car Free Day from next year
Private organisations will also observe ‘Car Free Day' from next year as Dubai Municipality plans to reach out to people across various segments to do their bit for the environment and support its initiative. "Next year we will reach out to the private sector. Some companies have already shown interest in participating and have contacted us. We want everyone to participate,"
Car Free and Beautiful
Dubai Municipality on Wednesday called its first ever Car Free Day initiative a “huge success” as more than 1,500 employees of the civic body turned up for duty without taking their cars. Most of them depended on Dubai Metro and public transport buses to reach the office.
Train takes the strain as city staff spend day without cars
More than 1,500 Dubai Municipality staff left their cars at home yesterday to mark Car Free Day, an initiative to cut down on pollution and promote public transport. Hussain Nasser Lootah, the municipality’s director general, led by example by using the new Metro network. He boarded the VIP-class carriage in Al Rashidiya station and went just four stops to Union station, which is just a few minutes walk from his office.
