Gzb: crackdown on e-rickshaws lacking unique code from Jan 1
Ghaziabad, Dec. 20 -- To ensure route regulation and tackle unauthorised e-rickshaws across the city, Ghaziabad traffic police is set to act against e-rickshaws plying without a unique QR-code from January 1, 2026, officials said on Friday.
The drive to tag e-rickshaws with unique QR codes began in October and aims to create a database of details of e-rickshaw owners, drivers, and vehicles, along with their photographs.
Ziauddin Ahmad, ACP (traffic), said: "From January, those found plying without the QR codes and valid documents will be subject to legal action, including seizure of vehicles."
According to officials, the district has about 25,000 e-rickshaws across Ghaziabad city, Loni, Modinagar, and Muradnagar. Only about 4,500 have so far obtained the QR codes.
Dilshad Ahmad, president of Ghaziabad Auto Rickshaw Chalak Sangh, said: "There are thousands of unauthorised e-rickshaws operating in Ghaziabad. Therefore, a sustained effort, not just a week or a fortnight-long drive, is required to filter out such vehicles."...
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