LUCKNOW, Oct. 29 -- After years of regulatory hurdles and repeated attempts to rein in the city's growing e-rickshaw fleet, the transport department began formal action against vehicles flouting mandatory norms, issuing notices to around 70 dealers and owners linked to 171 e-rickshaws on Wednesday. In its first concrete move to curb illegal operations, the department initiated proceedings that could eventually lead to suspension of registration and scrapping of non-compliant vehicles, with nearly 40,000 e-rickshaws under scrutiny following the Allahabad high court's intervention.

Nearly 40,000 vehicles face scrutiny

The transport department had identified nearly 40,000 e-rickshaws that could face suspension of registration and eventual ...