March 4, 2019:
The service, which was first started last year, saw as many as 30 auto drivers volunteer to drop students to their examination centres.
As students across the state prepare for their secondary school certificate (SSC) examinations, a group of auto drivers in Dombivli have come together to offer them free auto rides to local examination centres.
According to banners across Dombivli (East), the drivers will pick the students up from six areas in Dombivli – Tilak College, Azbe village, Omkar Nagar, Azbe Pada, Shelar Naka & Gymkhana Road – between 9:30am to 10:30am.
Explaining how the service was operated, Dilip Chaine, 50, an auto driver from the Azde Pada union, Dombivli (East), said, “We divide the auto drivers across six spots in Dombivli. Hence, each auto makes around two to three trips to the centre & back.”
The service, which was first started last year, saw as many as 30 auto drivers volunteer to drop students to their examination centres. “On the first day of the exams, around 30 to 40 students availed of the service provided by us,” said Shashikant Patil, 42, another driver from the union.
Parents in the area have welcomed the move. One such parent, Pranaya Tawde, 40, said, “As I was not familiar with the service, I was initially a little apprehensive. So I accompanied my daughter to the centre.”
However, she added that the service comes as a relief.
“I have informed parents of other SSC students in the area so they can also avail the service,” she said.
This is a welcome gesture because otherwise one get to hear Complaints of fleecing alone by Autos.
While daily commuters complained of having to indulge in hard bargains given the paucity of auto-rickshaws actually willing to take customers, passengers arriving at the railway stations felt they were the worst affected. Source Link
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