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[Asija, Navdeep]

Finally a big relief to the Rickshaw operators in U.T. Chandigarh.  Today,
the Honorable Punjab and Haryana High Court intervention helped them to get
back the custody of their original 169 designated parking stands in various
sectors of the City. These places were either removed or being encroached
for other types of activities or paid Parking. Further few more are
proposed in the Master Plan. The cycle rickshaw revolution is on.

Everyday, 25,000 cycle rickshaw wala transport about 5 Lack people in
Chandigarh alone. They save about 75,000 liter of fuel and provide last
mile connectivity within the city. In Chandigarh they save about 114 ton of
fresh air per day required to burn that fossil fuel. Authorities are very
much keen on the much hyped 14,000 crore Metro which will transport 3 lakh
people in 2018 (proposed figure) and already metro on rubber tyres (our
humble rickshaw) transporting double the number of people. Rickshaw is just
not a comfortable source of transportation but also a good source
of livelihood for urban poor. All thanks to the Honorable Court, for
preserving the rights of deserving fellow Indians. List of designated cycle
rickshaw stand in Chandigarh is linked
here<http://ecocabs.org/media/resources/1367594970_5133_img-503200532.pdf>for
your reference.


Regards,

Navdeep Asija

Case : CWP 7500 of 2010
Next Date of Hearing 5th July 2013