erickshaws to replace diesel autos in amritsarthe streets of the holy city of amritsar will exclusively witness the operation of erickshaws from september this year as the government has implemented the rahi yojana under the amritsar smart city project this initiative aims to promote erickshaws and to make the city pollutionfreecommissioner of amritsar municipal commissioner amc sandeep rishi said on friday that presently thousands of diesel autorickshaws were running in amritsar city which contributes to the noise and air pollution leading to a major cause of concern for transportation and environmental issues advt he said that under this initiative individuals adopting erickshaws in place of old diesel autos were provided a subsidy of inr 140 lakh additionally the convenience of zero down payment had been offered in bank loans as wellrishi said that from july 12 to 21 registration camps had been set up near the ranjit avenue office of the municipal corporation and guru nanak bhavan to create a database and determine the number of diesel autos operating in the city the drivers of old diesel autos are registering themselves with their documents at the camp and it has received a good response he claimedthe holy city of amritsar is renowned worldwide for its religious historical and commercial significance making it a hub for millions of devotees who pay obeisance at the golden temple durgiana temple ram teerath temple as well as traders every day moreover a large number of people use amritsars international airports and the majority of people visiting amritsar make sure to visit attari international border to witness the adrenalinerushing border retreat ceremony amc commissioner sandeep rishi said that the registration camps for erickshaws would be operational continuously from saturday to sunday starting from 9 am to 5 pm he also appealed to the diesel auto drivers to attend these camps established by the government and complete their registration process while advising them to affix the stickers by 31st august 2023 to avoid any police action advt clarifying about the stickers he said that the purpose of affixing the sticker was not just about having the sticker itself but its main objective was to submit the required documents for purchasing erickshaws from designated companies under the smart city project and completing the entire process by august 31he said from september 1 only raahi erickshaws would be allowed to operate on all major roads in the cityread alsocivic body to get 100 eautos for waste collection in thiruvananthapuramerickshaws to be fitted with fogging machinesfree erickshaw service set up to ease amarnath yatrapaus free erickshaw service leaves drivers struggling to meet expenses by yudhvir rana tnn published on jul 15 2023 at 1142 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred