Autogiri !

AUTOGIRI

In the city lights, the transport system is making the public crazy. Dadagiri is the thing of the past, Autogiri is the present and what seems likely the the thing of the future.

Now before you even start blaming the cng prices for the status quo, let me tell you, the auto-wallahs aren’t the good guys either. The autogiri in noida is thriving so badly that before going out, you will be guaranteed to do numerous price quote calculations in your head and more often anticipate sadly the bicker that is about to happen.

Why do i say all this? It’s because for barely a kilometre in noida you are demanded to pay no less than 50, many ridiculously demanding as high as 70! The main problem i believe is not the fare but the irrational amount they ask for. I say assign a metre, they say it doesn’t cover the expenses vis-a vis the cng prices, i say employ the economists around the country to fix a win-win tariff.

The consumers, i am sure, don’t mind the rightful fare but they sure as hell mind the unexplained, unstandardised fare demanded out of their pockets

Combine this with the growing phenomenon of the destination fight off. I seriously believe that getting into the auto and then telling the auto wallah-the destination exists only in movies! Autos being public transport are meant for their convenience instead the public is stranded on the roads trying to find an auto who would take you to your place of interest.

Every type of ‘giri’ comes with a connotation that a group is associated with it. And autogiri is no less. It gives a new definition to the word ‘unions’. Where unions are supposed to fight for the collective interest and welfare of the group they seem to be a group of hooligans troubling the public. The autowallahs first come up to the public like flies to cow dung and then don’t shy away from using violence against a non-union auto wallah when he cracks a favourable deal with the public.

CMs are blind to this monstrous harassment to the public on daily basis. They are apparently busy building parks, more recently sanctioning cars worth 20 lacks to the MLAs or wait taking back their statement seems to be the new thing.

Is anyone listening to the common man!