The E-rickshaws are set to hit the roads in the summer capital Srinagar.
Amid the rising pollution resulting from growing traffic inSrinagar, the authorities have decided to introduce the E-rickshaws in severalparts of the city.
To begin with, these battery-driven rickshaws will run ontrial basis for five days during which experts would evaluate their capacity,features and other necessary factors to decide about their continuation.
We will check the claims made by manufacturers about thecapacity of these vehicles and whether they can withstand the weatherconditions here,” said Regional Transport Officer (RTI), Kashmir, IqramullaTak.
He said after the trial period they will prepare anevaluation report and submit it to the office of Transport Commissioner.
“If these E-rickshaws are found advantageous we will decideupon their route plan,” he said.
Usually, these E-rickshaws are used in end miles – thelocalities where public transport is not available.
For trial period, this new mode of transport will ply fromDalgate to Nehru Park, Bypass Crossing at Railway Station to Railway StationNowgam and Chanapora Bypass Bridge to Bagh-e-Mehtab Colony.
The office of RTO Kashmir has invited applications foroperating these rickshaws.
Under the Srinagar Smart City project at least 20 electricbuses are already running on different routes. These buses are eco-friendly.
The air and noise pollution free electric buses are runningon separate routes in both Jammu and Srinagar regions, having capacity to runup to 150 kilometers with one full-charge.