Kolkata: Kakoli Ghosh, a salesperson at the clothing store in Esplanade, did not manage to board the government bus to go home at Sinthhee on Thursday night.
More available taxis are requested exorbitant tariffs.
As a last attempt, he had to go up to the vehicle of small goods along with 15 others who transported him to Shyambazar for Rs 30.
Ashish Biswas jumped to a cycle van at Mullickbazar along with four others to reach his residence in Taltala.
He paid RS 50 fees.
Kolkatan uses various modes of transportation to achieve their goals in the absence of an adequate number of buses and automatic pedicabs.
According to regular passengers, government buses are filled up to the capacity at the starting point they only make anyone to get up from anywhere.
“We have no choice but to use goods vehicles along with several other people to reach our workplaces in the morning and return home at night.
Even they charge a lot but still affordable compared to the yellow taxi that requested additional Rs 100 to Rs 150, “said Kakoli Ghosh.
The state government attracts some restrictions that allow buses to more than July 1 carry 50% of their passenger burden.
While the government bus began transporting passengers, private buses remained on the road to the demands of rising costs.
Automatic rickshaw and taxi ripped passengers who felt a big demand.
“Our businessman has been attended from July 1.
They do not want to understand that the situation outside is completely not conducive.
We pave the way for the third wave in the way we travel,” said Mohammad Akram, vendor in Corning Street.
The police must intervene when people wait for the bus to spill on the road along a few points in CR Avenue, Chandni, Esplanade, Dalhousie, Lenin Sarani and S N Banerjee Road.