The demand of autorickshaw drivers in the city to allot more parking spots for trouble-free service is yet to be addressed by local administrators despite the rise in number of city service permits being issued.
Drivers’ unions alleged that the number of permitted parking slots were going down at all major locations, thanks to the “unscientific” reforms by the police without studying the difficulties facing taxi operators.
Representatives of various motor workers’ unions, who took up the issue recently at the Motor Vehicles Department’s ‘Vahaneeyam’ adalat, pointed out that the number of approved parking slots for autorickshaws in the city is just 36 as against the previous 64. It is hardly sufficient to manage the actual requirements, they said.
