Meren Pongen Naga
Kohima
This is an earnest appeal to the concerned departments once again to keep a check on the excess fares being charged by the drivers and conductors.
This is in regard to the happenings in Kohima. The price rate of a seat in the bus is Rs. 10 but due to the pandemic SOP, a passenger is compelled to take dual seat for which he/she pays Rs. 20 which is understandable but some buses have been charging Rs. 20 per passenger though there are dual passenger in one row of seat, which costs Rs. 40 in total. Most importantly thinking about the Students who are being charged the same, though students in uniform should be paying Rs. 5 for a seat and for dual seat Rs. 10 but are being charged Rs. 20 each which cost to Rs. 40 and for a student to go to-and-fro costs Rs. 80 or more than that if it's farther. This is exploitation of the passengers on board and amounts to daylight robbery.
Therefore, it is my earnest appeal to the concerned department to look into this matter for the welfare of the students and public in general.
Thank you.
