Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury Tuesday introduced a color code for autorickshaws plying inside the Agartala Municipal Company to curb route allow violations and cut back visitors congestion.
Talking to the media on the Civil Secretariat, Chowdhury stated that each one autorickshaws permitted to function inside the AMC limits ought to add a pink shade to the entrance of the autos for identification functions. Autorickshaws from outdoors won’t be allowed to ply inside the AMC limits except for an emergency, stated Chowdhury.
“The choice was taken to distinguish autorickshaws inside the AMC from autorickshaws of different subdivisions. On this case, pink color must be added within the entrance aspect of the autorickshaws inside the AMC, whereas, colors of autorickshaws outdoors the AMC will stay unchanged”, stated Chowdhury, who additionally holds the portfolios of meals, civil provides and shopper affairs.
Passengers in autorickshaws from outdoors the AMC limits are required to indicate correct paperwork to enter the town in case of emergencies, equivalent to medical emergencies or the transportation of air passengers, the minister stated. He stated autorickshaw house owners should present their route permits, and nobody can be allowed to violate this rule. In any other case, strict authorized motion can be taken towards them, he added.
Chowdhury stated he noticed that some non-public autos are getting used for industrial functions with out the mandatory industrial licences. He urged automobile house owners to acquire licences for industrial functions as quickly as potential in the event that they wish to proceed utilizing them.
“It has come to our consideration that some non-public autos are getting used to move college college students and workplace workers with out the required industrial licences. This poses a safety threat for varsity kids. Due to this fact, college authorities can be served discover to allow solely autos which have industrial licences,” stated Chowdhury.