Hyderabad : Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana on Thursday inaugurated the pre-paid auto-rickshaw service at the Secunderabad Railway Station.
Talking to media persons, Botsa Satyanarayana said that the prepaid auto-rickshaw service would ensure that the passengers were not fleeced by the auto-drivers and they reach their destinations safely. In the network, he said that both the auto-rickshaw and its driver's details would be registered in the computer billing system and the passengers could contact nearby police station, in case they need any help.
Additional Traffic Police commissioner CV Anand said that all the auto-rickshaws registered with the service would have special stickers and the drivers have been provided with uniforms and identity cards. He said the system would prevent instances of the missing of luggage and other complaints as the information of auto-rickshaw was connected to network and the police could trace it immediately. The autos would ply on all routes covering the entire city from the railway station and special rates have been fixed for them as per the distance.
City Police Commissioner A K Khan, who was present in the programme, said that the service was originally planned during his stint as Additional Commissioner (Traffic), but had to be postponed due to several bottlenecks.