Commuters unhappy with Metro fare hike
Delhi Metro's 36 per cent hike in fares has come after a gap of five years and will be effective from Thursday. It
New Delhi: Unhappy and helpless — that's how the commuters felt after Delhi Metro announced hike in its fares on Wednesday. As the hike came just a week after the state-run city bus service increased fares, a number of people said it was a double whammy and will hit them hard.
Delhi Metro's 36 per cent hike in fares has come after a gap of five years and will be effective from Thursday. It follows increases in state-run Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) increased its bus fares last week, irking commuters. On an average, over 850,000 people commute daily by Delhi Metro.
For most commuters who take the metro every day, the hike means a leap in their daily expenses, which is certain to burn a hole in their pockets.
Arindam Mohanty, a daily commuter, said the hike means an additional expenditure of Rs400 on travel.
"The hike may not seem too drastic for those taking the metro occasionally, but for people like me who take the metro daily for work this means a lot. I will now have to spend an additional Rs400 just on travel by the metro," Mohanty said.
