New Delhi : In an effort to regulate working of autorickshaws, Delhi Government today decided to introduce colour coding for vehicles based on the zones in which they operate and install an “emergency button” so that passengers can report any incident of overcharging and refusal to ply.

The decisions were taken at a high-level meeting presided by Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami.He said the meeting decided to put different colored strips on autos for the six zones. He said once the colour coding comes into effect, autos of a particular zone will not be able to turn away passengers wishing to travel to the area in the night. The meeting was attended by representatives of Transport Department, Delhi Police, Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit System and Delhi Transport Corporation.

Goswami said government was strongly determined to regulate autorickshaws and will come down hard against auto-drivers.”The Traffic Police and the Transport Department would work in tandem to prosecute the offenders and ensure punishment including cancellation of permits and impounding of vehicles, Security of passengers is a key issue for the government,” he said.

The Transport Department has cancelled permits of 183 auto rickshaws and 156 buses for violation of traffic rule. Transport Minister instructed the transport official to instal CCTV camera on DTC Buses soon.