Shimla to have pre-paid taxis soon

Shimla : You could hire pre-paid and metered taxis soon in the streets of Shimla.The transport department is planning to start pre-paid taxi service from ISBT Shimla this month , sources told the Hill Post.

This will bring relief to passangers who are being fleeced by taxis at odd hours from .

The HRTC has added taxi service on three more routes of Shimla . Kasumpti-high court , Bhattakufar-IGMC and from Chakki Khana – CTO .

While six routes have been outsourced , these are KNH hospital-IGMC via Oak Over , Bhattakuffar–IGMC , Chotta Shimla-Sanjauli , Sanjauli–Lakkar Bazar , Dhalli-Lakkar Bazar and Annadale to CTO , report said .

Baldev S Chauhan

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