Because of the festival, a large number of cabs stayed off roads. A vehicle being worshipped on Vishwakarma Puja in Kalighat on Friday.
On her return home from Park Street in the afternoon, Alipore resident Aparajita Banerjee had tried booking a cab for 30 minutes, and then had to pay Rs 70 extra. I got a cab after waiting for 30 minutes, and then had to pay Rs 200 instead of the usual Rs 130,” she said. Muskan Khatun, a college student who failed to get a bus to travel from Esplanade to Jadavpur 8B Bus Stand, said, “I tried booking a cab but the fare was Rs 650. It is usually within Rs 350 on other days. Bamangachi resident Brishti Majumdar paid Rs 1,400 to travel to Park Street.
“The fare between Baranagar and Garden Reach is usually Rs 350 but I had to pay Rs 600 on Friday,” said Baranagar resident Shreya Das. “The fare is usually Rs 800, but I had to pay Rs 600 more on Friday,” she said. “I had to go to office and am usually dependent on cabs for my commute. Finally, I took the metro and had to break the commute into shorter trips to return home. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kolkata | Silver Rate in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata | Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Petrol Price in Kolkata | Diesel Price in Kolkata | CNG Price in Kolkata | LPG Price in Kolkata
The fairs were higher on Friday and booking time took longer.