Peace
Auto rickshaws
23.10.2013,
Mumbai 
Bangalore city has
come up with a terrific idea to promote peace and the mind behind it is Anil
Shetty. When Shetty realised that auto rickshaw drivers in the city were
becoming increasingly rude in behaviour, he thought of a way of preventing the
constant cheating customers with meter tampering. Where hundreds of websites launched
to complain against the rowdy drivers failed the 26 years old young author Anil
Shetty was inspired to launch Peace Auto where he treats book lovers with mini
library inside the vehicle to make their ride peaceful. Initially it seemed
like an outrageous suggestion but after convincing some drivers he has trained
them to become new peacekeepers of the city.
Their training
includes the following: When a passenger gets inside the vehicle, they greet
them with a smile and address them respectfully. Shetty says there are feelings
of good vibrations because all the sides of the auto is branded with peace messages
and inside the vehicle is reading literature and a very cheerful chauffer. The
response to Peace Auto has been very positive but Anil Shetty is far from
complacent with the compliments he receives. “Our motive is to get better and
think ahead. We are now working to installing ‘Panic Button’ in the auto for
women safety where every vehicle will have a tracking device.” That is not all
the team has decided to initiate Best Auto Driver Awards where passengers will
vote their choice in a sure systematic way.
I wonder what makes
Anil Shetty so involved in the prosperity of the auto drivers. Is he planning a
book on the life of an auto rickshaw driver? If he is it is a good plot and if
not, thumbs up to his noble work.
Bhawana
Somaaya/ @ bhawansomaaya
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