if you are to find out saturday morning, however, that the 50-some-thousand rickshaw drivers in the pune area went on an unheralded & indefinite strike, the long weekend is literally gone.
the drivers protest against the fact that the city reduced the statuatory fare prices (nine rupees for the first, seven for every additional kilometer). reason for the reduction: fuel prices went down considerably during the last months. argument of the drivers: their financial stability has not improved with the fuel prices falling (higher prices for spare parts etc.)
how is the average puneit affected? you can hardly get anywhere since regular taxis are close to non-existent and the public transportation system is rather 'underdeveloped'. walking does not represent an alternative either; I have explained why in earlier posts.
however, I did manage to go to the hair saloon yesterday. 3mm - when and where if not during summer in india? this time, I did not forget to take pictures! again, I paid 30 rupees, that is what I call 'value for money'.
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