Locals ban taxi parking in South Aizawl neighbourhood

Locals ban taxi parking in South Aizawl  neighbourhood

Anurag

Aizawl, Sept 28:The volunteers of the local council and a local vigilante group enforced the order of Mission Veng local council’s and prohibited the parking of taxis in the taxi rank starting from 5 am on Thursday. This action made the Sikulpuikawn taxi stand devoid of taxis and passengers had to board the taxi outside the stand causing traffic congestion.

The cabbies have been accused of indulging in immoral behaviour in public like selling liquor,playing cards and occasionally engaged in drunken brawl.

“The taxi drivers did not pay heed to the local authorities’ repeated warnings, forcing us to issue the ban’’, said Francis Lalrammuana, secretary of Mission  Veng Council. The taxi drivers also allegedly charged higher fares compared to other taxi ranks and also often refused to take passengers to some destinations if those destinations were not favourable to the cabbies. The cabbies were also accused of parking beyond the stand limited by city traffic authorities.