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MUMBAI: Autorickshaw unions have proposed that vehicles being phased out after 15 years should be replaced with electric autos which should then be allowed to ply in the island city between Colaba/Cuffe Parade and Sion/Mahim.
“We have proposed the government to encourage owners to switch to e-autos with an ‘incentive’ that they will be allowed to ply in island city. It will cater to the growing demand for public transport in central and south Mumbai as these areas have seen a huge decline in the number of Kaali Peelis from 55,000 cabs a few years back to 17,000 plying on road at present,” said Thampy Kurien from Mumbai Rickshawmen’s Union. Another auto union, Nav Bharatiya Shiv Vahtuk Sanghatana also demanded that autos be allowed to ply in island city