Free autorickshaw service for COVID-19 tests and vaccination in Triplicane
The Hindu
V. Balaji alias ‘Auto’ Balaji, 50, an autorickshaw driver, has been going out of his way to help COVID-19 patients in Triplicane. Not only does he ferry poor patients free of cost but also provides gr
V. Balaji alias ‘Auto’ Balaji, 50, an autorickshaw driver, has been going out of his way to help COVID-19 patients in Triplicane. Not only does he ferry poor patients free of cost but also provides grocery and other essentials at the door step of those on home quarantine. “In the last one year, 90% of the passengers who boarded my vehicle were COVID-19 positive patients. Whenever someone boards my vehicle, I check if he/she is wearing a mask. If they are not then I give them a spare mask and I keep a good number of masks for this purpose. Some COVID-19 patients will not have anyone to help them get grocery and vegetables. I deliver them and do some service. I sanitise the vehicle after every trip to keep my passengers safe,” he said. Now Mr. Balaji and another autorickshaw driver have been roped in by Srinivasa Young Men’s Association (SYMA) for their free autorickshaw service to ferry residents of Triplicane for vaccination, COVID-19 test and hospitalization and discharge. The drivers wear all safety gear while transporting the patients.“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
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