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Chakdas

A hybrid between an old Royal Enfield Bullet motorbike and a cart which is used for everything from transporting people to harvested crops.

 

The multi-purpose vehicles are especially popular in the regions of Gujarat, where there are estimated to be over 125,000 of them. However, with Gujarat’s population roughly equal to that of Italy, it’s inhabitants share one share Chakda between 80. And, as there is little reliable public transport in the regions, overloaded Chakdas dominate as the most efficient form of transport. n Gujarat, however, a one-seat motorbike can be made to move as many people as a minibus, once it’s been turned into a chakda.

 

Chakdas are expected to last over 15 years.

 

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Uploaded on January 27, 2013
Taken on January 14, 2013