LUCKNOW, Oct. 5 -- Two months after the Lucknow police launched their Project Safe Ride to register e-rickshaws and auto-rickshaws in the city, only about 10,000 vehicles have come on board so far, officials said.

The campaign, rolled out on August 1, initially set August 30 as the last date for registration. With poor response, the deadline was first pushed to September 30 and has now been extended by another 20 days, officials confirmed.

"Approximately 10,000 e-rickshaw and autorickshaw drivers have registered so far. Given the low turnout, the deadline is being extended again," deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Kamlesh Dixit said.

According to data from the RTO and Lucknow police, Lucknow has between 50,000 and 60,000 e-ricksh...