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Autorickshaw drivers successful Coimbatore metropolis are demanding a prohibition connected motorcycle taxi operations, apprehending menace to their livelihood. But, the Transport Department, without the required manpower, finds itself successful a choky spot.
Ten days ago, astir 100 autorickshaw and taxi drivers staged a protestation connected VOC Ground successful the metropolis demanding stringent enactment against motorcycle taxi operations by those utilizing their idiosyncratic two-wheelers. They urged the Transport Department to prevail upon the aggregator companies to curtail their mobile apps.
The autorickshaw and cab operators submitted a petition successful August to the territory medication seeking prohibition connected motorcycle taxis, complaining that they are operated successful usurpation of Motor Vehicle Act. Such protests person taken spot astatine slightest erstwhile successful 3 oregon 4 months successful the past 1 year.
According to officials, it is practically hard to place the motorcycle taxi operators. “Whenever we behaviour astonishment checks, some the rider and pillion rider assertion to beryllium friends oregon acquaintances,” an authoritative pointed out.
All that is required for the younker owning their two-wheelers is to download the App and take a part-time oregon full-time job, the authoritative said. A fig of assemblage students usage their two-wheelers arsenic motorcycle taxis and determination is thing overmuch that the Department tin bash to curtail the activity. The onus is connected the Central authorities to prohibition motorcycle taxi Apps, different authoritative said.
The officials of the Transport Department are watching the developments successful Karnataka and Maharashtra wherever the authorities are taking enactment against aggregators. According to the officials, a semipermanent solution is not a anticipation successful the lack of a Central law.
The Transport Department is understood to person reached retired to the Police Department to devise associated mechanisms to bring astir astatine slightest a deterrence effect. Joint operations by the 2 departments tin curb the motorcycle taxi operations by astatine slightest 50 %, authoritative sources said.
