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MUMBAI: The Covid-19 restrictions have led to a huge dip in auto, taxi rides. The number of daily rides in autorickshaws is down by 4-5 lakh, while that of taxis by nearly 50,000 due to ‘Break the Chain’, activists from the auto-taxi unions said on Monday.
Autos log average daily rides of 15 lakh, while it’s around a lakh in Mumbai for taxis, trade union sources said. “In the past one week, we have seen a huge drop in rides as only two passengers are allowed, while at the same time, people are not stepping out to go to private offices, shops etc. Autos are running empty even on feeder routes,” said Shashank Rao of Mumbai Autorickshawmen’s Union.