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Hyderabad | Posted on Nov 25, 2011 at 12:01am IST
Nod to 3,500 new autos to run on city roads
indianexpress Express News Service , The New Indian Express
HYDERABAD: The state government has given permission for registration
of 3,500 new auto rickshaws to ply in the city on the condition the
autos should be run on LPG or CNG, for addressing pollution concerns.
Out of these 3,500 new autos, 500 will be reserved for applicants from
SC/ST categories. The balance 3,000 will be available for applicants
under open category. The process of registration should be completed
by January 31, 2012.
The government took the decision after careful consideration of public
demand for transport facility by increasing total number of
three-wheelers plying from the existing 73,535 to 77,035.
The transport commissioner will issue necessary permission to the
Regional Transport Officers in a day or two.
According to officials, the decision� was taken keeping in view that
some parts of Rangareddy district have been merged into the GHMC, to
provide an alternate transport system.
Also there were several requests for issue of registration of new
autos from people of various communities and the transport
commissioner also felt necessary to increase total number of autos
plying in the city.
According to principal secretary of transport, roads and buildings D
Lakshmi Parthasarathy said 5,066 auto rickshaws were plying in the
merged part of Rangareddy and with addition of another 3,500 autos,
the number has gone up to to 77,035.
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