Mumbai: CNG supply resumes after struggle faced by commuters and drivers on day three

Mumbai: Although the CNG supply finally resumed at the pumps at 4 pm on Tuesday, both commuters and vehicle owners went through hardships late Monday night and on Tuesday morning. There were long queues of 1-2 km outside most CNG refuelling pumps across the island city and suburbs on Day 3 of the CNG crisis. Auto drivers waited for 2-3 hours in queues outside company-owned pumps, which were supplying gas late into the night until 3 am, and they catered to commuters during peak hours on Tuesday. There was still a shortage of autos and taxis in many places, with people walking over a km to the railway station to catch trains, said a Bandra resident.

A flyer coming out of the T2 airport terminal and catching a cab to a five-star hotel, which was around 1-2 km away, said he paid Rs 675 cab fare, which was much above normal.