Indore: After Takshashila and Nalanda campuses, the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) campus has also withdrawn the bicycles introduced under the green campus initiative, as the college administration were reluctant to pay for it.Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) had rolled out bicycles for all the three campuses. A few months into the initiative, bicycles were withdrawn from the Takshashila and Nalanda campuses.The inititative fell through even before the completion of its first year.The supplier of the bicycles, Mahendra Yadav said that “We had been told that, for first six months we will have to provide the services free of cost. However, after that we will be renting the bicycles. But, post the six-month tenure, we were told that we cannot charge as it’s an educational institute.”As there was no profit, they decided to discontinue the service, he said.On the other hand, IET director, Dr Sanjeev Tokekar said, “The varsity had an agreement for a certain span of time, now that the span is over, the bicycles have been removed.”“We have a big campus and walking around becomes a bit tedious. Bicycles had made it much easier to loiter around the campus. Now, that the bicycles have been taken back, we have started using our vehicles again,” said second year student, Mahima Shrivas.Apart from saving fuel, the usage of bicycles also helped the students to stay fit and this motivated them to use it religiously, she added.Out of the 245 bicycles allotted to the faculty members and students, around 10-15 had been damaged and two had gone missing.The bicycles were parked at different spots across the campus including the front gate, near hostels, faculty quarters and various departmental blocks.

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