Increased bus fares * India - Irk Delhi commuters
Delhi's public transport buses began charging their new steeply hiked fares, affecting millions of mostly poor and lower income group commuters
New Delhi,India -ProKerala -Nov 4, 2009: ... After announcing earlier that the revised fares would come into effect from Nov 1, both the state-run Delhi Transport Corp (DTC) and the privately run Blueline buses implemented the decision three days later Wednesday morning... The minimum ticket in buses will now cost Rs.5 (compared to the earlier Rs.3), the Rs.7 ticket has been upped to Rs.10 and the Rs.10 ticket to Rs.15... On DTC's air-conditioned buses, commuters will pay Rs.10 as the minimum fare and Rs.25 for travel beyond 12 km... Predictably, most commuters were resentful that their expenditure on bus travel -- which despite the sleek Metro rail remains the chief mode of public transport in the city -- had shot up by 50 to 100 percent... East Delhi resident, Kamlesh Kumar, complained that the new fare structure would eat into her limited earnings... (Photo credit, controvento: Delhi's buses on the street)Labels: bus fares increases
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