Tripura starts metered autos in municipal area

Agartala

: The

Tripura

government abolished route permits for auto-rickshaws in the municipal area and introduced meter-based fare collection for any distance from Wednesday aiming to strengthen the public transport system in the city, said transport minister

Pranajit Singha

Roy.He said more and more people are buying their own vehicles in Tripura like in any other

metro city

, which is leading to snarls and increasing pollution. So, installation of meters on 1,571 auto-rickshaws in the first phase would bring comfort to commuters, he pointed out. tnn