New Delhi, August 23: The Delhi government's Transport Department will soon start scrapping unregistered e-rickshaws that have been impounded, officials said on Friday. Before being handed over to a scrapper, they will be crushed using a roller, they added.

Owners of such unregistered e-rickshaws will be given a week's time to get them registered and if they fail to do so, their vehicles will be impounded and handed over to a Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility, the official said. "Before being scrapped, they will be crushed using a cutter and crusher,” a senior official said. Delhi Govt Seeks Detailed Report from Officers on Development Work in Villages.

The decision comes after a high-level review meeting held by the LG to decongest the city, during which instructions were given to put a check on the illegal proliferation of e-rickshaws. According to official figures, there are approximately 1.2 lakh registered e-rickshaws in the national capital. However, there are many plying on the road without valid registration causing congestion and safety hazards. The department recently set up a dedicated pit for impounding e-rickshaws at Burari. Delhi Govt School Teachers to Receive Disaster Management Training.

The department has three pits in Burari Sarai Kale Khan, and Dwarka where impounded vehicles are taken. The illegal e-rickshaws are involved in illegal charging and using unsafe batteries. This week, a seven-year-old boy was electrocuted after he came in contact with a live wire at an illegal e-rickshaw charging point near a public toilet in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh area. According to officials, 1,077 rickshaws were impounded between August 1 and 21.

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