JNU launches e-rickshaws on campus

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Tuesday introduced e-rickshaws to offer an eco-friendly option for students to travel across the large campus.

The service was flagged off by Vice-Chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar, who said the initiative will not only reduce pollution and congestion on campus but also discourage people from using motorised vehicles in JNU.

To ply on three routes

The university said the e-rickshaws will ply on three routes on campus, connecting all residential areas, hostels and shopping complexes, library, academic buildings and exit gates. For this facility, the service provider will charge ₹10 per ride per person. Ten e-rickshaws will ply on the routes between 7.30 a.m. and 9.30 p.m. “To promote women entrepreneurship and gender-friendly ambience on campus, all e-rickshaws will be driven by female drivers,” said the V-C.