Mysore/Mysuru, Jan. 24 -- Free ride for seniors and physically challenged; Rs. 5 fare for other buggy users

How about some e-cart vehicles or battery-operated buggies to go around the vast and green campus of Manasagangothri? The University of Mysore has procured two such vehicles to ferry people from point-to-point inside the campus. No University in the State has this facility and it is the first-of-its-kind.

The two vehicles, costing Rs. 8.5 lakh each, have been procured from Bengaluru and the trial runs have been completed. The buggies will be officially dedicated to the campus on Sunday (Jan. 26) at 8.45 am. The e-carts will be launched by Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar. University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. ...