Rowdy auto drivers bug Baner, Pashan residents

Pune | Tuesday | 27th June, 2017

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"The autorickshaw drivers decide whom they want to ply , which routes they want to take and how much they want to charge. "We will actively penalise autorickshaw drivers in that area who refuse to ply . But the driver allowed her to board the vehicle only after obtaining the go-ahead from all autorickshaw drivers at the stand.Palnitkar's experience is nothing unusual for residents of Baner, Balewadi and Pashan - all newly-developed pockets on the western end of the city . PUNE: When Medha Palnitkar, a resident of Baner Pashan Link Road, tried to hail an autorickshaw in the afternoon to travel to Kalyaninagar, none of those parked at the stand near her house agreed to ply. However, an autorickshaw dropping off another passenger came to her rescue..