No cabs in or out of Gurgaon? How will residents commute?
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No cabs in or out of Gurgaon? How will residents commute?

With the 300 per cent increase in passenger-tax fee levied on cabs by the Haryana government, residents wonder what options they have left to travel across the NCR. 

No cabs in or out of Gurgaon? How will residents commute?

In the wake of the 300 per cent increase in passenger-tax fee to be levied on cabs by the Haryana government, many Gurgaon residents will no longer be able to rely on this popular mode of commuting. Even as the cab drivers are unwilling to pay the hiked fee, residents of the city will be the worst hit by the rule.

A city that already suffers from public transport issues will now have one option less to avail. With so many corporate houses and employees travelling from across the NCR, the refusal of a cab to ply in and out of Gurgaon will make their lives that much more difficult.

“The cabs were convenient and reasonable," said Colonel (Retd) Narayan Malik, who stays in Sector 17A. "What means of transport will we now use for travelling in and out of Gurgaon? We are senior citizens and this change will make things very difficult for us. I take a cab to visit the Defence Services Officers' Institute club every week. With the new rule in place, doing that will be quite a challenge for me."

The issue will also affect youngsters who use shared cabs to commute to Delhi and Noida. “My office is in Connaught Place," said Pragya Jain, a resident of South City I. "Shared cabs helped me avoid peak-hour Metro rush. This is going to be a big problem for us.”

Yet another problematic aspect is for those who used to take cabs after a night of drinking. “On the one hand the police urges us to use cabs after drinking, and on the other hand, the government comes up with these rules," said Ishdeep Singh, a resident of Ardee City. "How are we expected to cope with this now?”

With residents and cab drivers facing myriad issues as a result of this change, it is tough to see any positive effect of the new rule.