Guwahati rickshaw pullers reject the prohibition on using motors

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• Dec 11, 2022 | Kabir Chakraborty

We have launched a campaign to forbid bike rickshaws from using motors.

#F8F9FA">Digital Desk: The Guwahati mayor's decision to ban cycle rickshaws
with motors attached was contested by the city's rickshaw pullers. The Mayor of
Guwahati said, "The category of slow vehicles includes the cycle
rickshaws. However, the addition of motors by the rickshaw drivers makes the
cycle rickshaws fall into fast-moving vehicles, increasing the risk of
accidents. We have launched a campaign to forbid bike rickshaws from using
motors."

It is difficult to paddle cycle rickshaws in
Guwahati, especially in the summer, according to rickshaw pullers.
"However, employing motors has made pulling rickshaws simpler, a rickshaw
puller claimed, adding: "Many of us purchased motors by taking out loans
with hefty interest rates. The Mayor's action will cause us to lose a great
deal of money. If using motors has increased the number of accidents, allow GMC
to grant licences to qualified rickshaw pullers. They ought to be permitted to
operate the engines installed in their rickshaws."