Shimla, April 6 -- In a new initiative aimed at improving accessibility and visitor convenience, the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla, in Himachal Pradesh has introduced a battery-operated golf cart that will particularly benefit senior citizens, persons with disabilities and visitors who find it difficult to walk along the uphill approach route to the institute.
The eco-friendly vehicle has been provided under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of the State Bank of India (SBI).
The facility will be made available to tourists and visitors to the institute on a nominal charge and is expected to significantly enhance accessibility within the sprawling heritage campus.
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