Autos in Chennai to get meters with print fares
Posted on: 20/Jun/2013 11:21:50 AM
Chennai Residents may soon get the a print-out of auto fare.
The transport department is studying various models of meters for autos, and it has two models a GPS-based system and the other a model that will give the commuter a print-out of the fare.
A source said that the department is determined to implement the meter system soon.Since the GPS-based meters are expensive, they can only be installed on a voluntary basis.
The other type of meter that the department is studying, the one that can give print-outs, is relatively less expensive. �These devices cost Rs. 4, 000, and are more affordable for autorickshaw drivers,� the source said.
However, representatives of autorickshaw unions said the government should provide them the meters free of cost. There are over 65,000 autorickshaws in the city and nearly 2 lakh in the State.
