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As Covid-19 hurts demand, Delhi's auto drivers struggle to make a living

With people still keeping indoors due to the coronavirus scare, autorickshaw drivers are finding passengers with much difficulty these days

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With the lockdown, a large number of auto drivers who drove rented vehicles left for their home states

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Two months after the Delhi government relaxed restrictions amid coronavirus outbreak, auto drivers in the city struggle to keep afloat as they face weak demand and financial pressure.

They rue that very few people are stepping out and availing their services, while private financiers are forcing them to pay back the loans taken by them to buy the vehicles.

Public service vehicles, including autorickshaws, were allowed to ply on the city roads following relaxations in the croronavirus-induced lockdown from May 17.

With people still keeping indoors due to the coronavirus scare, autorickshaw drivers are finding passengers with much difficulty these