Swarming: A coordinated bacterial activity
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CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 83, NO. 6, 25 SEPTEMBER 2002 707 *For correspondence. (e-mail: [email protected]) congestion in the cities. Similarly, in zoos, university campuses and areas of tourist attraction like heritage sites, these rickshaws should be encouraged. 2. Since both MAPRA and IMPRA are environmentally sound and user-friendly vehicles, they should get all the financial benefits available to renewable energy projects. Besides, all the Government of India schemes for providing employment to weaker sections of society should be used to give loans to rickshaw pullers who want to drive these rickshaws. 3. There is a need for the concerned authorities in India to exempt MAPRA from the purview of Motor Vehicle Act since it is essentially a pedal rickshaw with a small motor.
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