A group of engineering graduates here has set up a concept called ‘Ecocab call centre’ to overcome the routine transportation problem.

It has made the popular mode of local transportation—cycle rickshaw—just a phone call away.

Initiated by the Graduates Welfare Association of former IITians, Ecocab Call Centres have been set up all over the town to help residents of Fazilka to enable accessing cycle rickshaws without difficulty.

Fazilka is the first town in the country where rickshaws can be summoned by a phone call.

According to Navdeep Asija, Secretary of the Graduates Welfare Association, the lack of proper public conveyance in the town prompted him and his team to launch this eco-cab call centre.