Abstract
The main objective of the study is to seethe role of Battery Operated Rickshaw (BOR) in urban income and employment in Chittagong city. Data are collected from 151 battery operated rickshaw drivers from 10 selected study areas in Chittagong City. Maximum rickshaw drivers (40%) having the income range TK. 15000-19999. It is revealed from our analyses that 53.57% battery rickshaw owners bear purchasing cost of Tk. 23000-25999. 89.40% drivers save less amount of money. From the study it is clear that 65% battery rickshaw owners bear repairing cost less than TK. 5000. 28.57% battery operated rickshaw owner can gain profit of Tk. 11000-15999, whereas 42.86% can earn profit of Tk. 6000-10999. Study reveals that battery operated rickshaw drivers earn two times more than their previous occupation. 46% rickshaw drivers choose this profession for their comfort. The important implication of the study is that if Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) can reintroduce battery operated rickshaw considering some issues, it also helps to decrease unemployment.
Highlights
Battery operated rickshaw (BOR) is a latest version of the pedal rickshaw which has been recently added as easy bike to the transportation sector in Bangladesh
BOR gets more popularity than other transport modes to the lower, lower-middle and even middle income living in urban areas because of its some preferable characteristics such lower travel cost, greater travel comfort, availability, time saving, social status, etc
From passenger in his research sample felt unsafe while this statistics we find, BOR puller can earn Tk. 110-120 travelling by these rickshaws
Summary
Battery operated rickshaw (BOR) is a latest version of the pedal rickshaw which has been recently added as easy bike to the transportation sector in Bangladesh. The battery rickshaw operator comes from the poor sector of a country who invests their poor savings to purchase BOR. Those operators who have no savings hire battery operated rickshaw to operate in order to earn income. Rickshaw is one of the major sources of traffic jam in urban areas of Bangladesh, it provides low transportation cost than other vehicles, demanded by the city’s people.
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