Battery-operated rickshaws to hit city roads soon

Finally, the municipal corporation is all set to launch battery-operated rickshaws in the City Beautiful, as pullers for these have been finalised.

Though MC has 10 solar-cum-battery-operated rickshaws in its fleet, only six pullers have qualified civic body’s set guidelines.

Notably, MC’s eco-friendly move of introducing solar or battery-operated rickshaws had hit a roadblock as despite a number of applications, there was hardly any applicant who fulfilled the set criteria.

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