With no police or RTO control, auto drivers in Dhayri flatly refuse short-distance fares, won't go by meter
With no police or RTO control, auto drivers in Dhayri flatly refuse short-distance fares, won't go by meter
IT was Day 1 of Week 3 of the campaign launched by MiD DAY and Radio One along with the traffic police and the Regional Transport Office and 21 offenders were booked.
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Yesterday being a Sunday and also the auspicious day of Akshay Trutiya as per the Hindu calendar, Puneites were busy celebrating the day. The number of autorickshaws in the old city area was fewer compared to other days.
The campaign was successful on Dandekar Bridge joining Sinhagad Road and Lal Bahadur Shastri Road in Navi Peth.
When the MiD DAY team asked autorickshaw drivers to go to Pune railway station and Bhandarkar Road, they agreed immediately.
Eight drivers refused to go to the nearby Neelayam cinema. Sinhagad Road Dhayri area had more autorickshaws.
Dhayri, which comes under the jurisdiction of Pune rural police was complete chaos. The drivers don't use meter in that area and charge exorbitant money.
They charge Rs 30 to Rs 40 to go from Dhayri Phata to Dhayri Gaon. Neither the police nor the RTO has any control over there on the drivers.
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REPORTERS: VIVEK SABNIS AND ABID HASAN
PLACE: DANDEKAR BRIDGE
TIME: 11 AM-12.30 PM
OFFENDERS BOOKED: 8
Dandekar Bridge area has one of the biggest slums in the city. This bridge links the old city and the suburban areas like Dhayri, Wadgaon Budruk and Manik Baug. The frequency of PMPML buses in this area is better and also the Regional Transport Authority has given permission for six-seater rickshaws to carry passengers till Dhayri Gaon but the other three-seater rickshaws dictate their terms and refuse the fare as and when they wish.
Surekha Hande Deshmukh, a middle-aged woman, was refused fare by an auto driver from Sangamnerkar Hospital near Dandekar Bridge. The lady wanted to go Vijay theater at Sadashiv Peth. The driver refused and gave an excuse that he was going home for lunch. It was 11.30 am and his meter was also not half down. 
REPORTER: VIVEK SABNIS
PLACE: TILAK ROAD
TIME: 1 PM-1.45 PM
OFFENDERS BOOKED: 2
Many auto drivers were ready to go to nearby areas. Two of the autorickshaw drivers blatantly refused to go to Bibwewadi, which is far off. Instead of saying no to fare, three auto drivers gave an excuse that they were going home for lunch.
A harried commuter wipes sweat off his head after being refused a short-distance fare by many autorickshaw drivers
REPORTERS: ABID HASAN AND SONIA RODRIGUES
PLACE: BHAWANI PETH
TIME: 6.30 PM-7.45 PM
OFFENDERS BOOKED: 11
Autorickshaw drivers in the area agreed to go to Chandani Chowk on Paud Road. Eight drivers asked for an extra Rs 30 as they were not sure of getting return fare while the other three refused fare.
u00a0The eight who agreed were ready to ply till Chandani Chowk but were asking extra money for reaching a particular place near that area.
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