App-cab surge fare: West Bengal talks tough

Kolkata | Monday | 23rd July, 2018

Summary:

There are other anomalies like a driver’s ID being blocked for no fault of his,” Banerjee added. For instance, UberGo rider Gaurav Sinha paid Rs 652 for a 16km ride from Alipore to Belur Tiffin Bazar in Howrah on Saturday morning. “We will iron out teething issues,” said an officer.But the fares being charged by the aggregators don’t seem in tune with what the state has fixed as authoritative price. KOLKATA: There is no room for any confusion. The estimated time showed one hour and 13 minutes..