Unable to meet the expenses required to make their vehicles ‘road-worthy’ amid rise in fuel prices, several app cab owners have kept their vehicles off roads, while many others have switched trade altogether.
Across Kolkata and Howrah, bus and minibus owners of several routes have decided to stay away from operating regularly because their returns are disproportionate to their daily expenditure. The presence of blue-and-white cabs on the roads, too, has shrunk.
With the price of diesel inching close towards the Rs 100-mark — a litre sold at Rs 99.83 in Kolkata on Wednesday — and that of petrol shooting up steadily, daily commute has taken its worst beating in recent times.
