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Officegoers hit by Ola-Uber strike in Delhi

The areas that were most hit were south Delhi, IP extension, Mayur Vihar, parts of Noida, Cyber Hub, Gurgaon

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People across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) faced a harrowing time on Friday morning because of the strike by cab aggregators Ola and Uber. While it was called off around noon, the strike in the morning rush hour led to inconvenience to a lot of officegoers.

Since most of the taxis were off the road for first half of the day, there was a minimum waiting of 30 minutes to accommodate passengers with the handful of cabs that were still plying. The areas that were most hit were south Delhi, IP extension, Mayur Vihar, parts of Noida, Cyber Hub, Gurgaon. Many people, specially those using shared/pool cabs to reach offices, complained of reaching their office late. "I was on a waiting period of 25 minutes and even after that managed to get a pool cab. Unfortunately, my destination was the last stop on the trip. So I had to roam around the city before reaching office two hours late," said Priyanka Saxena, a resident of Mayur Vihar, Phase-1. To avoid the inconvenience, some like Rohit Garg, hitched a ride with neighbours going towards the same direction. "My office is in Sector 120, Noida. Normally I take a cab but today I requested my neighbour who works in the same area to drop me," he said.

Of the limited taxis that were in service, most of them refused to go to either Noida or Gurgaon. Drivers claimed that cars were being vandalised in the Capital, sharing that they were plying on the road "on sly". "I cannot afford to lose out on the day's earning. The rates are high too because of limited availability. I am taking bookings in Noida and Greater Noida but not venturing anywhere close to Delhi," said Ram Gopal, a driver partner with Ola.

In contrast, for people using their own vehicles, it was a blessing in disguise as traffic was comparatively less. "Normally it takes me at least 1.5 hours in the morning from Sector 110 in Noida to Janakpuri during the morning rush hour. Driving today was a breeze and I reached in an hour," said Sanjeev Oberoi, a businessman. It was a field day for autorickshaw drivers, too who doubled their fare to make hay while the strike lasted.

Meanwhile, the Sarvodaya Drivers Association along with other drivers' associations withdrew the strike on Saturday noon and gave a deadline of 15 days to Uber and Ola after the delegations from both sides sat down to discuss the matter. The drivers have demanded both the companies to provide guaranteed revenues of at least Rs 1.25 lakh to each driver attached with these companies. "We would wait for 15 more days as the companies have asked us to give them some time to work out a proper plan and provide us the promised revenues," said Kamaljeet, President of the Sarvodaya Drivers Association.

DRIVERS’ DEMANDS

The Sarvodaya Drivers Association along with other drivers’ associations withdrew the strike on Friday noon and gave a deadline of 15 days to Uber and Ola after the delegations from both sides sat down to discuss the matter. The drivers have demanded guaranteed revenues of Rs 1.25 lakh for each driver

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