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[[File:Peter rehra.jpg|thumb|right|240px|A Peter Rehra as commonly seen on village Roads in [[Punjab (Indian state)|Punjab]]. Notice the [[water buffalo|buffalo]] in its hold.]]<br />
A '''{{lang|pa-Latn|peter rehra}}''', ({{lang|pa|ਪੀਟਰ ਰੇਹੜਾ}}) <ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/241749.aspx Esprit de jugaad] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123021751/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/241749.aspx |date=2012-01-23 }}</ref> is a type of locally made [[jugaad]] vehicle used in rural [[Punjab (Indian state)|Punjab]] and other [[North India|Northern India]]n states. It is, of course, not meant for high-performance, but for sheer economy, as it is easily able to carry twenty to twenty-five adults (plus their luggage), but mostly cannot move at more than 25&nbsp;km/h. There has been instances when [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]] themselves used this to carry a whole [[Maruti 800]] (which they could not drive out of court orders)<ref>[http://punjabitribuneonline.com/2010/07/%e0%a8%b2%e0%a9%8b%e0%a8%95%e0%a8%be%e0%a8%82-%e0%a8%a8%e0%a9%82%e0%a9%b0-%e0%a8%aa%e0%a8%be%e0%a8%a0-%e0%a8%aa%e0%a9%9c%e0%a9%8d%e0%a8%b9%e0%a8%be%e0%a8%89%e0%a8%a3-%e0%a8%b5%e0%a8%be%e0%a8%b2/ Punjab Police uses Peter Rehra - breaking the law]</ref><br />
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It is made by assembling parts.<ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071102/bathinda.htm#6 Law frowns on it, but Peter Rehra still a hit]</ref><ref>https://www.livemint.com/Companies/Bt7C5EnNrvRyoqZAERSbMN/Rural-India8217s-jugaad-for-cheap-travel.html</ref><ref>[http://www.unp.co.in/f100/shoot-of-peter-rehra-48869/ Shoot of PETER REHRA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212170030/http://www.unp.co.in/f100/shoot-of-peter-rehra-48869/ |date=2009-12-12 }}</ref> A [[diesel engine]] (mostly meant for pumping water) without its pumpset assembly is joined with a framework made of steel angles and wooden planks and completed with four movable wheels. The two front wheels are [[Steering#Automotive|steerable]] and the two rear ones are directly attached to the engine via a primitive gear assembly made from old [[SUV]] parts. <br />
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Though it is [[Automotive Industry Standards|not technically recognized]] by the Government as a legal vehicle, its use is quite common, mainly due to the high demand for public transport and lack of proper bus and train routes, especially to underdeveloped parts of the North Indian provinces.<br />
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The name originated from "[[Petters Limited|Petter]]", a brand of small diesel engines imported to India in early 1960s.<br />
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It is also known as '''{{lang|pa-Latn|gharruka}}''' ({{lang|pa|ਘੜੁੱਕਾ}}); '''{{lang|pa-Latn|maruta}}''' ({{lang|pa|ਮਾਰੂਤਾ}}), which means the male version of the [[Maruti 800]] car by [[Maruti Suzuki]] partnership in India; or '''{{lang|pa-Latn|dhindsa}}''' ({{lang|pa|ਢੀਂਡਸਾ}}), after [[Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa]], who was a former State Transport Minister of Punjab.<ref>https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/musings/gharhuka-may-just-bite-the-bullet-493043</ref><br />
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