Chennai: The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) has launched a cycle station that includes 12 bicycles which can be used by the staff to commute inside the premises. The cycle stand at the Shell Factory premises covers 68 acres.
According to sources from the ICF, staff and supervisors were finding it difficult to walk all the way to their destination. Sometimes, they had to walk for nearly one km to visit departments sprawled across the premise.
Keeping this in mind and to reduce the strain of the staff, the ICF administration installed the cycle station inside the Shell Factory, near the Shell Division entrance gate.
Employees are allowed to use the cycles for a maximum time period of one hour. Before using the cycle, they have to register their name, designation and employee number in the register kept in the cycle station.
A CCTV camera has also been provided at the station to monitor the movement of the cycles. The Atlas cycles have been procured at a cost of Rs 5,200 each.