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=====Ecocabs and similar service===== [[File:ECB1.jpg|thumb|upright|Traction Man on [[Fazilka]] Ecocab "Nano Model"]] [[Navdeep Asija]] started a dial-a-cycle rickshaw concept known as Ecocabs,<ref name=Ecocabs>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecocabs.org/|title=Ecocabs|website=Ecocabs.org|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref> Environmental friendly Ecocabs{{#tag:ref|In 2010, Ecocab service was introduced by the state governments of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Haryana]] upon the orders of the Honorable Punjab and Haryana High Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/ecocab-can-become-viable-and-ecofriendly-means-of-transport/612632/|title=Ecocab can become viable and eco-friendly means of transport|website=Expressindia.com|access-date=13 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015021450/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/ecocab-can-become-viable-and-ecofriendly-means-of-transport/612632/|archive-date=15 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>|group="nb"}} operate in the Punjab towns of [[Fazilka]],<ref name="IA With Ecocab" /> [[Amritsar]].<ref name="Tribune Amritsar" />{{#tag:ref|Ecocabs were introduced in Amritsar by the Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board in association with Graduates Welfare Association Fazilka (GWAF) and District Administration in [[Amritsar]]. Here in the Ecocabs<ref name="Tribune Amritsar">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20101016/aplus.htm#2|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Amritsar PLUS|website=Tribuneindia.com|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref>|group="nb"}} [[Central Delhi]] and [[Kolkata]].<ref name=Ecocabs /> Passengers may call to request transport service, similar to dial-up taxi cab operations.<ref name="IA With Ecocab">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/with-ecocab-fazilka-shows-the-way/611194/|title=With Ecocab, Fazilka shows the way - Indian Express|website=Indianexpress.com|date=26 April 2010|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://carbusters.org/2010/03/18/fazilka-come-without-your-car/|title=Fazilka: Come Without Your Car β Carbusters|website=carbusters.org|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref> {{#tag:ref|Named "Ecocabs", it is known locally as "Pushpak Sewa". the first modified light-weight low-floor rickshaw was introduced under the name ''Nano''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100405/bathinda.htm#9|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Bathinda Edition|website=Tribuneindia.com|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref>|group="nb"}} In November 2010, Patiala GreenCABS, similar to Ecocabs, were introduced in the city by the local [[non governmental organisation]] (NGO) the Patiala Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/topic/patiala-green-cabs|title=Patiala Green Cabs: Latest News, Photos, Videos on Patiala Green Cabs|website=NDTV.com|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref>
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