Intermediate Public Transport (IPT) caters to 17% of the daily trips in Lucknow. This short report offers an overview of IPT vehicles i.e. auto-rickshaws, tempos and e-rickshaws in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The team conducted a survey in Lucknow, covering 322 IPT drivers to understand their vehicular, operational and economic characteristics. …
In an affidavit filed before the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, the Delhi government has said that e- rickshaws were a “public service vehicle” which would be regulated under the Central Motor Vehicles Act, but “their operation as per the law as it stands today, is wholly unauthorised and illegal.” …
With battery-operated rickshaws receiving the Union government’s nod to operate in the city, experts believe that there are many factors that hold these vehicles back despite they being environment friendly. The environment experts feel that before making e-rickshaws popular in the city, the government should think on few major factors. …
Who Is Manufacturing E-Rickshaws And With Whose Permission, Asks Court The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses of the Centre and states on a PIL which sought a regulatory mechanism for erickshaws on the ground that they were running amok on the city's streets. E-rickshaws have created a political controversy …
A PIL was filed stating that the vehicles don't conform to motor vehicle laws The Supreme Court today issued notice to the central and state governments on a petition seeking a ban on e-rickshaws, which have become popular in the cities. According to the petition moved by Bibhash Karmakar, the …
The district traffic police on Thursday carried out a massive pollution checking drive against erring auto-rickshaws plying in the city. Concerned over rising pollution level in the city, the drive was conducted simultaneously at Sakchi, Bistupur, Jugsalai and Golmuri for over three hours. The cops checked whether the driver concerned …
A bench of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar pronounced the verdict rejecting seven writ petitions filed by several rickshaws-van associations in Dhaka and Chittagong, seeking directives to allow battery-run rickshaws to ply the city streets. Dhaka Zila Awami Rickshaw and Van Malik Samannoy Parshid general …
Even as the debate on battery operated e-rickshaws rages, the transport department is planning to launch battery-operated three-wheeler scooter rickshaws. These TSRs, much like the existing autorickshaws, will have space for three passengers with a driver in the front. However, unlike the CNG version, the TSR will be run by …
After distributing about 15 lakh laptops in the state, Samajwadi Party is set to distribute around 10,000 battery operated 'electronic rickshaws' as freebies to registered three-wheeler cycle-rickshaw pullers in cities of Uttar Pradesh. Tenders of the project were issued in February but due to technical limitations, they could not get …
Municipal corporations have been given a month's time to frame an `easy' policy for the registration of erickshaws in the city . The policy must focus on passenger safety and e-rickshaw owners will have to get a number-plate. Nitin Gadkari said at a rally on Tuesday that municipal corporations would …
Those with motor power up to 650W will be allowed to ply on city roads Reversing the order of his own Ministry, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari announced on Tuesday that battery-operated rickshaws will not be barred from plying on the city roads and will be considered as non-motorised vehicles. …
The absence of any kind of measures to regulate e-rickshaws is one of the reasons why so many of them have started plying on Delhi roads over the past one year. In August 2013, the Transport department enlisted the help of The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) to carry out …
Design, Components Of Vehicles Not Tested, Amendment Provides Blanket Exemption exemption from future testing as well. Transport experts say technical testing of the vehicles is a must, especially when they will carry four passengers and 50kg of luggage. A senior Delhi government official said, “No sanction has been given for …
With talk of assembly elections in the air, Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday announced at a public rally here that battery-powered rickshaws, known as e-rickshaws, would not be considered motor vehicles, and hence won't be covered under the Motor Vehicles Act. In other words, it will virtually be …
‘They could be an intermediate mode of public transport’ Environmentalists say e-rickshaws could help reduce pollution if appropriate regulatory mechanisms are put in place for the charging and disposal of batteries. Additionally, air pollution and transport policy experts point out that there is a need to ensure safety of passengers …
The Delhi Transport department wrote to the Commerce Ministry recently, requesting it to take action against illegal import of e-rickshaw parts, majority of which are being imported from China. During a a meeting held on e-rickshaws at the Chief Secretary’s office in April, the Delhi government had decided to send …
The government will soon come out with a new design for e-rickshaws that would make the vehicle a safe mode of transport for last mile connectivity . Sources said IIT Delhi has submitted a detailed design of the vehicle that includes weight and seating capacity. It will now be considered …
The Transport department has started impounding e-rickshaws in accordance with decisions taken during a meeting taken in Chief Secretary’s office on April 15. All e-rickshaws plying in Delhi were rendered illegal by a notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on April 24, in which the …
Unhappy with the failure of the state government to streamline plying of e-rickshaws, Delhi high court on Wednesday demanded an explanation from the chief secretary . HC slammed the government for failing to rein in “illegal“ e-rickshaws and for “passing the buck“ on the issue. A bench of justices Pradeep …
The delay in formulation of policy to regulate e-rickshaws in Delhi has put commuters, particularly pedestrians, at risk. These battery-operated tri-cycles are not only adding to chaos on roads but also expose passengers to a risk as they cannot claim insurance in case of an accident since these vehicles are …
“Must be categorised as either motorised or non-motorised vehicle” The North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that it could not regulate battery-operated e-rickshaw unless the Delhi Government framed a policy categorising whether it is a motorised vehicle or non-motorised one. Submitting an affidavit in response …
