Eid rush: RTA warns against overcharging
RTA has advised transporters against overcharging bus fares from people going to hometowns for Eidul Fitr
Commuters load their belongings on to buses at a stand in Rawalpindi.. PHOTO: INP
RAWALPINDI:
Regional Transport Authority (RTA) has advised transporters against overcharging bus fares from people going to hometowns for Eidul Fitr. RTA Secretary Khalid Yameen Satti said that it is common feature that on the occasion of Eid, people go to their hometowns to celebrate the festival with their loved ones.
People from abroad as well as major cities make it a point to be home with their kith and kin for the festivities. However, the transporters have a habit of fleecing the home-bound citizens by charging exorbitant rates. He said stern action would be taken against transporters found overcharging and overloading the passengers. The officials concerned have been directed to check overcharging and overloading of passengers in buses and vans especially before Eidul Fitr.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 7th, 2018.
Regional Transport Authority (RTA) has advised transporters against overcharging bus fares from people going to hometowns for Eidul Fitr. RTA Secretary Khalid Yameen Satti said that it is common feature that on the occasion of Eid, people go to their hometowns to celebrate the festival with their loved ones.
People from abroad as well as major cities make it a point to be home with their kith and kin for the festivities. However, the transporters have a habit of fleecing the home-bound citizens by charging exorbitant rates. He said stern action would be taken against transporters found overcharging and overloading the passengers. The officials concerned have been directed to check overcharging and overloading of passengers in buses and vans especially before Eidul Fitr.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 7th, 2018.