The AOA of Gaur Green City, a residential society in Indirapuram, has introduced a free e-rickshaw service to help senior citizens and new mothers commute inside the premises. The idea was proposed by AOA members Saurabh Roy and VK Bhatnagar, and was later taken forward by the AOA.
Speaking to City Spidey, Jigyasu Pant, former general secretary of the AOA, said most senior citizens had to travel almost a kilometre inside the society to reach the gate. The service was started to help them cover the distance from the gate to their blocks without any hassle, he added.
Those who wanted a ride from their blocks to the gate could also call the society's maintenance office and request for an e-rickshaw to pick them up.
One of the e-rickshaw drivers is a former employee of the society's maintenance office. When there are no service requests, he works as an office bearer.
Saurabh Roy, one of the AOA members behind the idea, is also a senior citizen. "We often need to visit doctors within the society or may even want to go to the market adjacent to the society," said Roy. “Those living in blocks closer to Shipra Mall, such as Block K, have a hard time reaching the society’s market at Kala Patthar road. Some of the older female residents also face problems reaching the temple during puja hours. The e-rickshaws have solved our problems.”
“We bought the e-rickshaws with money from the society’s welfare fund, which is different from the RWA fund and is collected from various advertising money and sponsorships received by the society,” added Roy.
