JAMSHEDPUR: The indefinite strike of auto-rickshaws, school pick-up vans and private mini buses caused a lot of trouble for commuters on Tuesday.The strike, called by private commercial vehicle unions against the alleged excesses of police while carrying out a drive against auto-rickshaws and pick-up vans, led to relatively less traffic on the streets of the industrial town on Tuesday.A considerable chunk of the commuters at Tatanagar railway station and the long-distance bus terminus in Bhuyandih and Sakchi were visibly disappointed on not finding buses. So were the parents, who had to drop off their children to the schools in personal vehicles."I am waiting for my brother to arrive with his SUV to take us to our residence in Sidhgora," said 39-year-old Vishal Giri, who arrived to Tatanagar station from Chennai with his family on the Alappuzha-Tatanagar train in the morning. At the bus terminus, commuters who arrived from outstation towns were busy calling up family members and friends for help.A few Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee-run city buses were seen on the streets but the strength of the fleet was insufficient to cater to commuters.Notably, 21,000 auto-rickshaws, 1,000 pick-up vans and 110 minis buses remained off the streets on the first day of the strike.

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