Baramulla youth start free E-rickshaw service for old town patients during night hours

Baramulla, Dec 7: A youth from Baramulla has started free E-Rickshaw services for the patients of old town Baramulla for their hassle free journey to the Government Medical Baramulla (GMC) Baramulla during the night hours.

Hailing from the old town Baramulla, Yasir Naik conceived the idea to contribute towards the society and ease their travel for the treatment.

Talking to Greater Kashmir, Yasir Naik said the free night e-rickshaw service is available for all the patients of the old town Baramulla up to GMC Baramulla during medical emergencies.

"The motive behind starting this free service is to provide relief to the patients, particularly minors and elderly people who often struggle to find transport during evening hours," he said.

Yasir Naik, who has been vocal on social media in highlighting public issues, has received praises from netizens for starting this initiative.

"We often see most of the people do not have their personal vehicles available to ferry the patients to the hospital and the public transport also disappears from roads after evening," he said.

In wake of this, Naik roped in a few E-Rickshaw owners and shared the idea with them to ensure the facility remains easily available for the patients. "The patients are not charged anything by the rickshaw drivers but I deal with them personally. My motive is that no patient should be left waiting for help due to non-availability of transport," he said.

He said that four drivers who have been roped in for this initiative will remain available for smooth and uninterrupted operations during night hours.