Bengaluru 19 January 2023: Bengaluru Traffic Police have inaugurated a prefixed auto rickshaw kiosk at Orion Mall at Brigade Gateway, Rajajinagar. Commuters can book an auto rickshaw at the kiosk and collect the travel slip containing details about the driver’s name, the mobile number, the registration number of the auto, the destination, the contact number of the passenger, and amount to be paid. The prefixed auto rickshaw kiosk was inaugurated by Dr. M.A. Saleem, IPS, Special Commissioner – Traffic, in the presence of Mr Kuldeep Jain, IPS, DCP Traffic – West and Mr Nagesh, ACP Traffic – North, Mr Praveen M – ACP L&O – North along with Mr Sunil Munshi – VP Retail – Brigade.
“We are restarting all 16 stands that were operational pre-Covid. 13 have been restarted, including the Orion Malls stand where they have provided the infrastructure including booth, computer, and printer etc. We have streamlined traffic flow around Orion Mall and decongested the area as earlier autos and other vehicles used to park haphazardly. That is not the case anymore. We want more people to commute by autos as it decongests traffic. This will also ensure that auto drivers do not overcharge the public. Commercial street will start next week and one more will come out near Forum Mall UCO Bank junction. A lot of people have been asking for prepaid auto stands, especially where footfalls are very high so we will be looking at setting up prepaid auto stands with prefixed meters.” Said Dr. M.A. Saleem, IPS, Special Commissioner – Traffic
Speaking at the inauguration Sunil Munshi, VP, Retail, Orion Malls by Brigade Group said, “Speaking at the inauguration Sunil Munshi, VP, Retail, Orion Malls by Brigade Group said, “Keeping with the continued efforts by Orion Malls to offer convenience to the patron visiting the mall and the best possible mall experiences we feel that this service will add a lot of value to patrons travelling from the mall. This initiative will also benefit the auto rickshaw driver community with fair rates and a steady flow of customers. We expect this new service to be successful and we look forward to implementing this across all our malls.”
This pre-fixed auto rickshaw service will be operational from 10 am to 10pm.
