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Aurangabad, March 17:Though there arerelaxations in the lockdown, Covid-19 has significantly hit the businessof auto drivers. With an increasing number of patients, people areavoiding travelling by autos stating the safety against the virus. Thishas greatly reduced their daily earnings and many are also not able topay the bank loans leading to further financial distress.Auto-rickshawdriver Manoj Dighe who recently bought an autorickshaw loaned from aprivate finance bank said, passengers, have greatly reduced due tocorona. Time is mostly spent waiting for customers. Further, the risingprices of fuel have impacted our profit margin. The income is not evenenough to sustain a family. I do not know how I will pay an EMI of Rs4,000 every month. Many autorickshaw drivers in the city today areforced to give up their job and turn towards other jobs like sellingvegetables, labour and do other pity jobs. Another autorickshaw driverSyed Junaid expressed, "The financial position currently is risky. Weneed strong backing from the government. Many autorickshaw drivers havebecome unemployed. We at a place wait for almost 2-3 hours but returnempty." Currently, the city has 31,038 auto-rickshaws registered withthe regional transport office, including 9,972 vehicles using LPG asfuel. While a section of the drivers owns their autorickshaws, theothers drive the autorickshaw and pay the owner regularly. Some alsohave come to the city after selling their land only to buy the vehicle.Some even work as there is no work in their fields.

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Aurangabad :Autorickshaw drivers worry about EMIs as passengers reduce

Aurangabad, March 17: Though there are relaxations in the lockdown, Covid-19 has significantly hit the business of auto drivers. ... ...