Dial 1095 if rickshaw driver charge higher than prescribed rates: Ahmedabad Traffic Police

Ahmedabad: City traffic police has asked citizens to dial help line number 1095 if some rickshaw driver charge more than prescribed fare, in order to benefit from suspension of city buses.

AMC (Amdavad Municipal Corporation) run AMTS (Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service) and BRTS (Bus Rapid Transit System) city buses are not in operation due to suspension of services in connection with Covid19 pandemic. There was uproar regarding this sudden blanket ban on local bus services and it was suggested that buses should continue to be on road with 50 per cent capacity. There were complains that rickshaw drivers were unfairly charging more to benefit from situation.

In response to this, the city traffic police on Saturday held a meeting with leaders of all auto rickshaw drivers’ unions, in which the union leaders assured police that they would not support malpractice of charging higher fare and cooperate with police.

Police has announced traffic helpline number 1095 through which citizens can complain about higher fare charged from them. DeshGujarat