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The decision to hike fares was taken due to the increased cost of living, vehicles, fuel, operational expenses, maintenance costs and other factors
MUMBAI: Your travel in a kaali-peeli auto rickshaw and taxi will get dearer from February 1. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA) on January 23 cleared a proposal for a fare hike in auto rickshaws and taxis, which was announced on Friday. There are 4,50,000 auto rickshaws in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), of which 300,000 are in Mumbai itself, while the taxis on city roads are around 15,000.
