VELLORE: For the majority of residents in the interior areas of Ambur, transportation to the bus stand and other parts of the town is a tricky issue. With no town buses, residents are forced to depend on petrol-run autorickshaws. Having monopolised intra town transportation, drivers of petrol-run autos are charging excess fare. While political bigwigs have lobbied to introduce diesel-run share autos for several years, petrol auto drivers have constantly opposed the move. Annoyed at the efforts of a few elected councillors to introduce share autos within the town, a group of petrol auto operators assembled in the municipal office on Saturday to register their protest.However, residents have challenged this move and have sought the intervention of the local administration and the police to take steps to either reduce auto fares or convert existing autos to share autos or allow diesel share autos within the town. Residents have stated that if petrol auto operators continue to oppose the introduction of diesel autos, they would counter the agitation by boycotting petrol autos.Transportation in Ambur and its outlying areas is a critical issue with contestants in local body elections promising to introduce inexpensive public transport.
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