E-Rickshaw (L) and Vikram ( R) I f there is one aspect in which North India has stolen a march over South India, it is in the matter of E-Rickshaws. When I was en route to Delhi , I saw thousands of them crawling the streets in Jaipur, then , later I saw a good many of them in Karol Bagh where we stayed. I thought it is an urban phenomenon. Later I found, E-Rickshaws is the preferred mode of transport for women ( since they do not use two wheelers) in Lalkuan. It is as if PM Modi silently announced PMERY , for whose who are not familiar with mind bending mnemonics coming from Delhi - Pradhan Mantri Electric Rickshaw Yojana, and implemented it only in North India. The ecosystem has taken off so well that there are 4 shops selling batteries for E-Rickshaws in Lalkuan. As is my wont, I entered into a conversation with a Rickshaw owner-cum-driver ( luckily it is the norm, they are mostly owner-drive...
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