31 May,2010 09:20 AM IST | | Team MiD DAY
MiD DAY campaign sees 492 errant drivers booked in May, much more than pre-drive RTO average of 150 in a month
On the second last day of the autorickshaw campaign, the MiD DAY team along with the traffic police booked 22 drivers who refused to ferry commuters.
In its month-long campaign against fare refusal and overcharging, MiD DAY helped book 492 errant autorickshaw drivers. Before the drive, the RTO used to book 120 to 150 drivers a month.
During the campaign, the MiD DAY team found Viman Nagar, Karve Road, Paud Road, Pune Station, Aundh, Pashan, Bund Garden Road, M G Road and Kalyani Nagar to be the problem areas in the city when it came to autos.
Reporters: Sonia Rodrigues and Abid Hasan
Place: Dhole Patil and Ambedkar Putla
Time: 1.30 pm-2.45 pm
Offenders booked: 8
The drivers refused to take the reporters to chandni chowk and magarpatta city. they said that they wanted to go back home and have lunch.
Reporter: Debarati Palit
Place: Pimple Aaudagaru00a0u00a0u00a0
Time: 6.30 pm-7 pmu00a0
Offenders booked: 2
Drivers asked for an extra rs 40 for a ride to mg road and camp as they did not get commuters on return.
Reporter: Sonia Rodriguesu00a0
Place: Outside Inox (bund garden road)u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
Time: 7 pm-8.45 pmu00a0u00a0
Offenders booked: 12
Drivers refused to go to magarpatta as it is far off. those drivers who agreed demanded extra fare
