This Dalhousie start-up may have an electronic fix for Delhi's pollution

Irfan Khan's 'Swachh Dalhousie' initiative could prove to be a boon for cities choking on pollution

Irfan Khan could have continued the pursuit of knowledge of alternative medicine, but he decided that cleaning up the environment was a more pressing call. A resident of Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, for a decade, Khan started the eco-friendly start-up eBike in 2016.     

The firm provides electronic bikes for rentals as well as taxi and delivery services. Khan said: "It was part of my Swachh Dalhousie, which began even before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat campaign."  

Initially, he raised capital from friends and family. His firm uses the franchise-owned, company-operated model. The pilot project was conducted in