Picture by Bishwarup DuttaElections and the recent swelter spell have sent app cab fares rocketing in the city. “I was on my way back from the airport on Sunday when traffic sergeants stopped my car and slapped a sticker on it, asking me to report the next morning,” said Ashok Shaw, an app cab driver. Among those who are still plying their vehicles, some app cab drivers have taken to staying off the road in the afternoons when the sun is at its most scorching. These days I leave by 6am and return by 2pm, trying to squeeze in as many trips as I can,” said Dilip Mondal, an app cab driver. An app cab driver said he carried passengers from Belur Math to Park Street one afternoon last week at nearly double the usual fare.

Source: The Telegraph May 16, 2019 20:48 UTC