Just one tempo will save us. It is a matter of life and death!" appealed the residents of Matheran, who are 'trapped' on the hill during the lockdown, which has forced them to depend solely on horses to transport essential commodities and it's costing them a fortune.

No motorised vehicle is allowed in Matheran as it is an eco-sensitive zone, and following the lockdown, trains were also shut, and residents are now unable to use handcarts as the labourers have gone away. They have appealed to the Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar to intervene.
"The Rickshaw Sanghatana is ready to monitor the tempo service to ensure it is not misused at any level," Shakil Patel, president of the Shramik Rickshaw Chalak Malak Sanghatana said in the letter to Javadekar.