Jammu, July 1, 2013: In view of the ongoing Amarnath yatra , the Jammu and Kashmir Government has introduced a pre-paid auto-rickshaw service.

“The Motor Vehicles Department and the auto-rickshaw unions on Saturday started pre-paid auto-rickshaw booths at four major points of the city – ISBT at Narwal, Bhagwati Nagar, Railway Station and General Bus Stand in Jammu,” an official spokesman said.

These booths were inaugurated by the Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic) in Jammu, Manmohan Singh. This is being done to ensure that pilgrims visiting the city are not overcharged, he said.

Passengers can hire vehicles on point-to-point rates, which are already rationalised by the Motor Vehicles Department and displayed prominently on the pre-paid auto-rickshaw booths, the spokesman said. 

Source: The Hindu, DT. June 30, 2013.