Millennium Post on Monday found that despite the ban, a number of e-rickshaws were plying in several areas of Delhi including Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka Sector 14 metro station, Palam, Raghu Nagar, Karol Bagh, Shakti Nagar and other parts of the city.
Commuters complained that the government should come up with an alternative before banning them.
‘The e-rickshaws are more economical when compared to auto-rickshaws and make commutation faster than manual rickshaws. Why should I pay Rs 30-40 for an auto-rickshaw if I can commute by e-rickshaws by paying Rs 10 from Dwarka Sector 14 to IP University. There is hardly any connectivity of any alternative public transport to this route,’ said Rohit Sharma, a student of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.
Meanwhile, the e-rickshaw drivers despite having the fear of police and transport department, have no options but to come with their e-rickshaws on the roads to earn their livelihood.
‘The court should consider that thousands of people will face difficulty to earn the livelihood for their families, only due to one accident that led the court to ban e-rickshaws, why don’t they ban buses, auto, cars and other modes of transport that had caused several accidents and killed many people,’ asked Ravi, an e-rickshaw driver at Dwarka area, who is oblivious of the fact that court did not ban it due to that particular accident but the ban was due to the fact that the vehicle does not come into the ambit of Motor Vehicle (MV) Act.
‘We ply our vehicles in a short route so that police can not see us. We avoid to go to the main roads. We also pay money to the policeman to allow us to run our vehicles on these routes,’ said Girish Kumar, an e-rickshaw drivers at Raghu Nagar area on Monday. The e-rickshaws are also being running around areas like Azadpur, Clock Tower, Shakti Nagar and other parts of the north Delhi.
The Delhi transport department had earlier decided to crackdown on battery-powered rickshaws operating in the city for violating the provisions of the MV Act. ‘E-rickshaws are prone to accidents and operate without any statutory clearance’, said a transport department official.
Commuters complained that the government should come up with an alternative before banning them.
‘The e-rickshaws are more economical when compared to auto-rickshaws and make commutation faster than manual rickshaws. Why should I pay Rs 30-40 for an auto-rickshaw if I can commute by e-rickshaws by paying Rs 10 from Dwarka Sector 14 to IP University. There is hardly any connectivity of any alternative public transport to this route,’ said Rohit Sharma, a student of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.
Meanwhile, the e-rickshaw drivers despite having the fear of police and transport department, have no options but to come with their e-rickshaws on the roads to earn their livelihood.
‘The court should consider that thousands of people will face difficulty to earn the livelihood for their families, only due to one accident that led the court to ban e-rickshaws, why don’t they ban buses, auto, cars and other modes of transport that had caused several accidents and killed many people,’ asked Ravi, an e-rickshaw driver at Dwarka area, who is oblivious of the fact that court did not ban it due to that particular accident but the ban was due to the fact that the vehicle does not come into the ambit of Motor Vehicle (MV) Act.
‘We ply our vehicles in a short route so that police can not see us. We avoid to go to the main roads. We also pay money to the policeman to allow us to run our vehicles on these routes,’ said Girish Kumar, an e-rickshaw drivers at Raghu Nagar area on Monday. The e-rickshaws are also being running around areas like Azadpur, Clock Tower, Shakti Nagar and other parts of the north Delhi.
The Delhi transport department had earlier decided to crackdown on battery-powered rickshaws operating in the city for violating the provisions of the MV Act. ‘E-rickshaws are prone to accidents and operate without any statutory clearance’, said a transport department official.