Kolkata: The revised tariff in the Cabin App came into force in the city from Thursday.
But the cost of surge in revision of tariffs with taxi demand exceeds its availability during rush hour when there are more commuter on the road because of further relaxation in restrictions.
Many taxis begin to operate shuttle services and get fast money.
However, the commuters were happy to get a taxi at their doorstep.
Online taxi guild operator Indranil Banerjee said, “The tariff is higher during rush hour to attract more taxis.
But the taxi turned offline because of its flat costs and many shuttle services.” Transportation Secretary sent a letter “Show-cause” to Uber, wrong One of the two major application taxi aggregators.
According to the transportation department, Uber officials associated with Paribahan Bhawan officials, expressing their ideas to increase costs.
“We asked them to write letters to us, explain the reason behind him.
But before they signed it officially, they revised the cost,” said a senior transportation department official.
Rates from New Alipore to Howrah are shown RS 650, almost double the usual fees.
“Because I don’t have a lot of luggage, I chose a bicycle taxi,” said Swarup Ghosh, who traveled to Tatanagar by the morning train.
With the progress of the day, the cost remains high.
From Bhawanipore to Shyambarzar, the cost is as high as Rs 450.
“It’s rather surprising because I always travel with the Metro, spend a much lower cost,” said Jolly Basu, a bank employee.