some of their relatives who were earlier rickshaw pullers had bought electric vehicles and were doing wellcovid has also led to many giving up the trade said neware there used to be a garage here with rickshaws available for rent the owner has nearly wound up the business he saidthe road from cotton market to mahal is full of erickshaws some cycle rickshaws can be spotted too most laden with goods and with a couple of passengerskailash dhamaye who earlier pulled a cyclerickshaw has managed to buy an electric vehicle i managed to get rs25000 for the down payment i have it since two years its better than a cyclerickshaw i had to borrow rs30000 to replace the battery he saysnagpur rickshaw company the over 70yearold firm making cycle rickshaws is now into erickshaw business since five years ago it began as the first agency of maxi and is now selling a different brand there is no longer a demand for cycle rickshaws even though the product has a very long life erickshaws take you fast so hardly anyone hails a cycle rickshaw said raj kumar a regular userthe rickshaw pullers are completely unorganized over a decade ago there was a union leader who is no more said jammu anand a trade unionist