Mysore/Mysuru, July 4 -- Rues auto driver Shekhar who has driver-passenger separation screen, handwash and hand-sanitiser in his auto

Even weeks after auto-rickshaws were allowed to ply on the roads, most of the auto-rickshaw drivers are complaining that there are no takers for the ride at all.

Lack of work has worried Shekhar, an auto-rickshaw driver from Agrahara, who said, "I have taken all necessary precautionary measures to prevent spread of infection. I have kept hand wash liquid and sanitiser in my auto-rickshaw. Between the driver and passengers, there is a plastic screen now as a safety precaution. If passengers are not wearing masks, I frankly insist them to wear one. Otherwise, they will not be allowed to sit in the passenger...