Auto Cab drivers fret over reduced earnings as commuters opt for Metro 2A 7

Auto Cab drivers fret over reduced earnings as commuters opt for Metro 2A 7

The new metro line, unveiled on January 19 by PM Narendra Modi, has reduced travel time between Dahisar and Andheri by about 75 minutes. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)
With commuters, who travel across the western and eastern sub-urban localities, now opting for the metro, rickshaw and cab drivers are fretting over their reduced earnings.

While the Mumbaikars may have welcomed the Mumbai Metro Line 2A and 7 that was made accessible to the public on January 20, however, it has placed the auto-rickshaw and cab drivers into a predicamen and unhappy as their earnings have considerably reduced.

Reportedly, the commuters, who travel across the western and eastern suburban localities, have now opted for the metro since it reduces travel time between Dahisar and Andheri by about 75 minutes.

News Input K.V.Raman