NEW DELHI: Now truck drivers and helpers can not only get the details of dhabas, repair shop and resting places using a couple of mobile apps but they can also earn little by uploading a photograph of such facility for updating the information.A couple of Gurgaon-based technology start-ups have come to the help of truck drivers and helpers who have been struggling to find out the places where food and water is available and which repair shop is open. In the past three weeks, at least two apps have been launched and they are getting traction.To make it more user-friendly, one of the apps is available in eight languages including Hindi, Marathi, Bangla, Telugu, Tamil and Malyalam.“While a major part of the information is available in public domain to the community of truckers , it is not easily accessible to everyone as it is scattered across a variety of channels, at times further inhibited by language barriers. Our app makes that information and relevant resources easily available in a structured form while the community catalysts are rewarded with incentives for their contributions,” said Tabrez Alam , founder of Gurgaon-based Intents Mobi.TOI found that there is another mobile app which provides similar information to drivers and another website updates the truckers and their owners about the latest development.The road transport ministry recently uploaded the details of dhabas, fuel outlets and NHAI toll plazas where food is available and the repair shops that are open to help the truck drivers and helper. Though the contact numbers of relevant persons have also been provided, it’s a difficult task for drivers and helpers to carry the long list with them or to visit the ministry website every time they need help.Alam said drivers who have downloaded their app get alert of any facility that is near their location. For example, if there is a dhaba serving food within a 5-km radius the driver gets an alert for it.Meanwhile, a major truckers organization, AIMTC has flagged how in some districts such as Rayagada in Odisha and Hanumangarh in Rajasthan, drivers are not being allowed to move despite the home ministry guidelines.