MCG allows diesel, CNG autos to ply in electric zone

A week after the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) decided to allow only electric three-wheelers in a dedicated zone inaugurated on August 16, the civic body on Tuesday said that diesel and CNG autorickshaws will not be barred from plying in the zone.

MCG launched an electric three-wheeler zone (ETWZ), covering Cyber City, Golf Course Road, DLF Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4, DLF-5, and the Mall Mile, allowing only e-rickshaws and e-autorickshaws to operate in these areas, while autorickshaws running on compressed natural gas (CNG) and diesel were barred.

However, following several protests by drivers of diesel and CNG autorickshaws, including one on Tuesday at the Leisure Valley Park,