Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged citizens to reduce fuel consumption, use public transport more actively, and temporarily forgo non-essential foreign travel, Reuters reports.
During a speech in Hyderabad, the head of the Indian government explained these calls by citing rising global energy prices due to the situation in the Middle East.
"We need to reduce the use of gasoline and diesel fuel. In cities where there is a metro, we must decide that we will only use the metro," Modi stated.
According to the Aaj Tak TV channel, the Prime Minister also called for attention to be paid to saving foreign currency and stated that remote work could help reduce fuel consumption, as was the case during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition, Modi suggested that citizens forgo non-essential travel abroad for at least a year and refrain from buying gold, the import of which remains significant due to wedding traditions in the country.
The Prime Minister also urged the population to reduce the consumption of vegetable oil, and farmers to halve the use of fertilizers. India is the world's third-largest importer and consumer of oil.
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