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.notmaking 2 Read the following passage carefully : 8 Tomorrow. May is when Delhi's tongas go off the road. In one stroke. over 200 will be left with no option hut to discontinue a plrofessicm that many of them have involved in. for generations _ It Will also the end of a way Of life for many people In Old to having tonga in their midst for commuting around the area. Or. for those who are dcpa&rø for their livelihood, like horse-slur makers arui clærs. 2. Why are tongas being phased out? Apparently. the Munueipal Corporation of Delhi (MO)) decided last year that the tongas cause congestion pose a threat to traffic gcunty TherefMe. to go, Even if one were to accept MCD's argument. banmng tongas cotnpletely is hardly • to Delhi •s traffic mess. Considering that there ure almost 10-15 lakh rickshaws in rhe which some would say add to the traffic problem even more. 2M) am a rnere dr. the cve.M1. 3. The alternative being provided to the tongawallas is a or a roa.bi& shin in profession is something that most tongawallahs are not keen about—try feel that are located too far away from the old Delhi area where they live. And neither do of them have ihc capital to equip the shops with gcnxis ru»r do they have the "Elination to let of ttrtr tunes. which vnevitably they have to, oxe their are gone. 4. is there a solution to their plight? Majority of tongawallahs that I to. re keen winch. if il is implemented. can be a solution. It is simply to let them refurbish their longas as bugges(carriages) and allow them to cater to the tourists in like India Gate. Red Fort etc. Indeed. many cities across world are dome this already— frorn thc operaing Lhc gateway of India in Mumbai to the chariots rented out to tourists near the colosseum in Fiacres. quaint carriages that carry visitors around the old city of Vienna. S. Delhi can easily follow the examples of these cities and probably do a bit more, considering that it has anch Mughal ancestry as well as a colonial past. Carriages can l:x• furbished according to the area where they ply. In the process, they can give tourists a chance to relive the era in style and hereby ensure that a slice of the past is still relevant in the present. Make on the passage in a suitable format. Use abbreviations wherever necessary (at least S). Give a suitable title.