| Stalemate over central auto stand still on, passengers hit by nikhilndls on 10 August, 2013 - 11:59 AM | ||
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 nikhilndls | Stalemate over central auto stand still on, passengers hit on 10 August, 2013 - 11:59 AM | |
CHENNAI: Passengers arriving at Chennai central continue to suffer as the stalemate over relocation of the prepaid autorickshaw stand continues. Autorickshaw drivers at the stand met station manager S Govindaswamy who is learnt to have said that the matter was to be resolved with railway police and traffic police. The drivers had met police on Thursday but the meeting ended without a result.Chennai metro rail, which displaced the prepaid auto stand and put up a barricade on EVRSalai (Poonamallee High Road) 16 days ago, have not offered an alternative space. More than 20 women drivers, all of them widows, continue to be jobless due to the standoff. Passengers arriving at Central are forced to walk with their luggage to the main road where auto drivers charge exorbitant fares for short distances. Southern Railway appears to have washed its hands off the issue. "Every agency is passing the buck. I have two daughters who are in college and this is my only profession. For the last several days I have been jobless," said K Senthil, an auto driver. | ||