<p class="bodytext">Bengaluru: It will be the end of the road for two-stroke autorickshaws from April 1. The Transport department has banned them from operating on Bengaluru roads.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The objective is to curb pollution, transport commissioner B Dayananda said. The department is setting up 'scrap centres' to junk two-stroke autos, he told reporters on Tuesday. Two government-approved centres have already come up in Nelamangala and Rajajinagar. At least 100 autos can be scrapped every day. "Owners have to bear the cost."</p>.<p class="bodytext">About 25,000 autos with two-stroke engines ply on the city roads. "The state government will give a subsidy of Rs 30,000 to all vehicle owners as compensation. <br />About 10,000 auto owners can get this subsidy," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Autorickshaw unions' request of Rs 50,000 subsidy is pending before the Finance department. The government has exempted all electric vehicles from road tax, Dayananda said. Within a month, all autos will get e-permits. It is mandatory for every autorickshaw owner to get an e-permit.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Bengaluru: It will be the end of the road for two-stroke autorickshaws from April 1. The Transport department has banned them from operating on Bengaluru roads.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The objective is to curb pollution, transport commissioner B Dayananda said. The department is setting up 'scrap centres' to junk two-stroke autos, he told reporters on Tuesday. Two government-approved centres have already come up in Nelamangala and Rajajinagar. At least 100 autos can be scrapped every day. "Owners have to bear the cost."</p>.<p class="bodytext">About 25,000 autos with two-stroke engines ply on the city roads. "The state government will give a subsidy of Rs 30,000 to all vehicle owners as compensation. <br />About 10,000 auto owners can get this subsidy," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Autorickshaw unions' request of Rs 50,000 subsidy is pending before the Finance department. The government has exempted all electric vehicles from road tax, Dayananda said. Within a month, all autos will get e-permits. It is mandatory for every autorickshaw owner to get an e-permit.</p>
