Kolkata: Records of a surge in diesel prices have an almost immediate impact on the transportation sector on Thursday by bus going to the road and the price of a surge in the taxi application touches a new record.
People were found stranded on the bus standing for a long time.
Many speckled jostling for the foothold on the bus.
With a taxi demand, the cost passes through the roof.
The price of essence also remains high on Thursday.
Some retail markets face supply problems.
Behala Market on Thursday did not receive trucks carrying potatoes.
“The majority of goods have increased sudden tariffs.
Naturally, vendors are often found carrying unreasonable costs, leading to new supply problems in several markets,” said Kamal Dey, President of the West Bengal Vendor Association.
TimesViewThere must be a planned solution so that commuters have options on the road.
Yanking off buses and taxis is not a solution to increase fuel prices.
Taxi fare, which clamps, now burns a much larger hole in the driver’s bag.
Surge rates are almost constant throughout the day.
App-cab tariffs from Behala to Howrah, which almost exceeded Rs 250 during rush hour, floated around Rs 500-RS 700.
Taxi rates Applications from TollyGunge to Sector V consistently exceed Rs 800 to 1 in the morning.
“The rate refused to fall below the RS 900 from Gariah to Lake Town when I kept trying for more than an hour.
I finally left the plan to go there.
Rates for this stretch rarely exceed Rs 500 on normal days,” said Argha Dasgupta, A freelance commercial artist scheduled to meet his client on Thursday.
Taxi meters are fewer on the road and the request of the extra large coating above costs.
“Diesel prices continue to move north, our survival is at stake.
It requires a lot of cujol to make commuter pay extra.
We may have to leave this trade and do something else to survive,” said Anant Singh, a taxi driver at Bhowanipore.
“From pulses, spices, vegetable oils, grasslands to phenyl, toothpaste and shampoo, the price of all items soared suddenly almost every month alternatively, placing households in stress which is never visible.
It’s harder to do tight rope with Fast fatigue savings, “said Gautam Sarkar, a private company executive, whose salary pieces have not been compensated by the company.
In Hazra Crossing, transportation workers affiliated in a gradual agitation of the increase in gasoline and diesel prices.
“Transportation costs rose more than doubled what was in December.
We have lost clients because most of them have moved to the train.
Diesel prices that increase consistently put us in the existential crisis,” said Sajal Ghosh, Secretary General Federation of Western Bengal Truck operator associations.