Group of Technopark companies (GTech), the strategic grouping of IT Companies in Technopark under the Green computing initiative launched a Carpooling website (www.parkcarpool.in) for the IT Community in Kerala. The website was launched by GTech in partnership with Palnar Transmedia, a Software firm operating out of Technopark. The carpooling was conceptualised by GTech to reduce the carbon Footprint of the IT Industry in Kerala. The underlying objective of the website is to help the IT Community in Kerala to travel together, in order to save money, fuel, reduce global warming and traffic on the roads.
The website is aimed at the 30,000 IT Professionals working at Technopark in Trivandrum and Infopark in Cochin.
A carpool is an arrangement wherein commuters share a vehicle to travel together to their offices, thereby saving fuel, money, reducing global warming and traffic. The users can register for free in the website by giving the relevant information and can search for travel mates who commute to Technopark or Infopark. Once a request for registration is submitted at the website, it is verified as a safety measure by the GTech administrator and finally the registration is approved.
In a Statement, GTech President Mr. S Rama Rao said that there is an urgent need to create awareness amongst IT Professionals about the benefits of carpooling primarily to reduce the harmful effects of Carbon di-oxide emissions from vehicles which is aiding rapid global warming and also an avenue for the IT Community to reduce their dependency on fuel consumption.
Mr. Satish Babu, Secretary of GTech said the primary objective of the carpooling website is to enhance the environmental consciousness of the IT professionals and contribute towards creating an enabling environment whereby this unique model of GTech acts as a catalyst in promoting the cause of environmental sustainability in Kerala. It is also in tune with the National Policy on Conservation of Fuel.
GTech plans to take up similar activities under the Green Computing initiative to play a proactive role in Environmental conservation and to work with the key stakeholders in perpetuating such initiatives to all sections of the society.
The website is aimed at the 30,000 IT Professionals working at Technopark in Trivandrum and Infopark in Cochin.
A carpool is an arrangement wherein commuters share a vehicle to travel together to their offices, thereby saving fuel, money, reducing global warming and traffic. The users can register for free in the website by giving the relevant information and can search for travel mates who commute to Technopark or Infopark. Once a request for registration is submitted at the website, it is verified as a safety measure by the GTech administrator and finally the registration is approved.
In a Statement, GTech President Mr. S Rama Rao said that there is an urgent need to create awareness amongst IT Professionals about the benefits of carpooling primarily to reduce the harmful effects of Carbon di-oxide emissions from vehicles which is aiding rapid global warming and also an avenue for the IT Community to reduce their dependency on fuel consumption.
Mr. Satish Babu, Secretary of GTech said the primary objective of the carpooling website is to enhance the environmental consciousness of the IT professionals and contribute towards creating an enabling environment whereby this unique model of GTech acts as a catalyst in promoting the cause of environmental sustainability in Kerala. It is also in tune with the National Policy on Conservation of Fuel.
GTech plans to take up similar activities under the Green Computing initiative to play a proactive role in Environmental conservation and to work with the key stakeholders in perpetuating such initiatives to all sections of the society.
