As it was Sunday lockdown, passengers who moved out from other states and cities faced several inconveniences in city for local transportation. People who travelled to Bhopal from other states and cities via train were looking of taxis and cabs at the railway station. When passengers stepped out of the Bhopal and Habibganj Railway Stations, they were perplexed to see no taxi and autorickshaws. After celebrating the festival of Holi, many people came back to their home town from other states. Neha Maheshwari, a household woman said, “I went to my relatives to celebrate the festival. On Sunday, I came back to city but there was no local transportation at the station. Hardly two-three autos were there but they were demanding high fare.”

 

As there was no option, people were forced to walk several kilometer of area with heavy luggage. Auto and private cabs were almost not being operated. Even pre-paid booth remained closed for public transportation. Railway officials said that pre-paid tax booth is being run by the traffic police and district administration so they cannot take responsibility for the same. Taking advantage of the situation, few private cabs and taxis on city roads were over charging the passengers for a short distance.

 

Passengers said that they faced several inconvenience after deboarding the train as there was shortage of local public transportation. There were limited number of private taxis, autos and cabs plying on road but they were overcharging. They said, especially during night hours, private taxis were charging more than double amount.