Staff Reporter :
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has decided to destroy 500 life-expired CNG-run auto-rickshaws put under the bulldozer in the first phase.
from April 1-11.
The BRTA will scrap a total of 8,421 CNG-run three wheelers by August, said Nur Mohammad Mazumder, Director (Enforcement) of the entity confirmed it to media.
He said, the rest of the life-expired CNG-run auto-rickshaws will get the same treatment.
The owners of the CNG-run three wheelers have been asked to be arrived with their vehicle at the BRTA office in Keraniganj from 10am during the given time.
The whole process is being conducted under the three wheeler service policy of 2007, the announcement said.
The enforcement director added that the owners will take back the demolished auto-rickshaws from the spot and will also receive papers and documents of the destroyed vehicles. Later, on basis of the papers the owners can procure new vehicles against the destroyed ones, he mentioned. ‘Scrap committee’ will oversee the process of replacement. The committee will further scrutinize owner’s documents and finally provide the authorization for replacement, according to the BRTA.
Dhaka Metropolitan CNG-run Auto-rickshaw Owners Association president Barkatullah Bulu expressed doubts whether BRTA would be able to deal with the replacement of such a large number of three-wheelers within this short timeframe.
Expressing satisfaction over the decision, General Secretary of Dhaka Auto-rickshaw Workers Union Mohammad Hanif Khokan said, they were hopeful that the BRTA would be able to complete the job within due time.
