The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Autos to go off roads

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Sunday, Dec 17, 2006
ePaper

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

Autos to go off roads

Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD: About one lakh autorickshaws in the twin cities, including outskirts, will go off roads from Sunday midnight in response to the call given by Anti-Auto Digital Meters Struggle Committee.

The protest is against the G.O. No. 213 directing autorickshaw drivers to replace their existing mechanical meters with digital ones by January 1 and the decision to impose green tax on all transport vehicles including autorickshaws that are above seven years old.

A protest rally would be taken out from Sundaraiah Park, Baghlingampally to Indira Park at 11 a.m. on Monday and a memorandum will be submitted to the Chief Minister at the State Assembly, said struggle committee leader Mohd. Amanullah Khan in a release.

Tampering easier

Mr. Amanullah Khan said that the experience in other States had proved that tampering of digital meters was easier. It would be better to continue mechanical meters, but initiate stern action against those drivers and mechanics tampering with the meters, he added.

Printer friendly page
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Andhra Pradesh