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Bengaluru: The Legal Metrology Department has begun meter recalibration and verification in line with the revised auto fares, a senior official said.
"The process is moving slowly as manufacturers are yet to procure the integrated circuit needed to update meters to the new fare of Rs 36 for the first 2 km and Rs 18 for every additional kilometre. But it is in progress, and our inspectors are on the ground,” the official told DH.
Auto drivers have time till October 31 to get their meters recalibrated and verified. They will be charged Rs 500 for verification — Rs 350 payable to manufacturers and Rs 150 to the department.
Many drivers, however, said they are unaware of the process.
“We have received no official notification about when and where to get the meters recalibrated. When I visited the department last week, I was sent back as the process had not begun. I will go again this week,” said Ravi AK, a 55-year-old auto driver.