Solar powered rickshaws remain parched of juice due to lack of chargers

A job half done is useless. Probably the UT administration in Chandigarh ought to realize this by now. The solar powered rickshaws unveiled a while ago amidst applause are now biting the dust at the municipal corporation, forgotten. Now we’ve seen a few solar powered rickshaws before, destined to play a part of the 2010 Common Wealth Games. We haven’t heard much of those either after that. As for these rickshaws in Chandigarh, they haven’t quite hit the roads yet, due to the laziness on part of the MC authorities, who’ve forgotten to put up chargers for them. Powered by solar batteries that run70 km or six hours on a single charge, these rickshaws touch speeds of 15 to 20 km per hour and take five hours to charge up using solar panels that are to be connected to the charging unit.

Without the charging unit in sight, these rickshaws will continue to gather dust and turn into a heap of scrap in the future. It’s about time the Municipal Corporation takes up the matter and helps juice up these eco-friendly modes to transport.
[TimesOfIndia]