January 5, 2025: Pune Railway Station par auto rickshaw drivers ke beech ho rahe ongoing disputes aur unki disruptive behavior ne travelers ke liye kaafi pareshani create kar di hai. Bahut se passengers ne railway administration, city traffic police, aur Pune Regional Transport Office (RTO) ke paas shikayatein ki hai, jismein wo turant aur prabhavi action lene ki maang kar rahe hain.
Pune Railway Station par pahunchne par, aksar passengers aggressive rickshaw drivers se ghire hue paate hain, jo unhe apni services lene ke liye pressure karte hain, chahe wo unse door bhagne ki koshish hi kar rahe ho. Iske alawa, jo log prepaid rickshaw service ka istemal karne ki koshish karte hain, unhe dusre drivers se obstruction ka saamna karna padta hai, jo services ka confusion create karte hain.
Prepaid aur metered rickshaw drivers ke beech mein physical altercations ki ghatnayein bhi badh gayi hain, jinka report Bundgarden police station par hua hai. Ek khud sabse chinta janak ghatna mein, do foreign tourists ko metered rickshaw driver ne allegedly overcharge karke loot liya.
RTO ne kai shikayatein prapt ki hain jisme metered drivers destination par pahunchne ke baad regulated rates se zyada fares maangte hain. “Traffic police, railway administration, aur RTO ke dwara tay kiye gaye tariff ke according, Pune Railway Station se ride ka fare Rs 17 per kilometer hona chahiye,” Indian Gig Workers Forum ke Keshav Kshirsagar ne bataya. “Humne passenger safety ko enhance karne ke liye khaas queues aur security measures lagu kiye hain, lekin metered drivers ke saath badhti tensions hamari koshishon ko rok rahi hain.”
Nationalist Rickshaw Association ke president Vijay Rawale, prepaid system ke benefits ko maante hue, kuch metered rickshaw drivers ke intimidating tactics par chinta vyakt karte hain. “Humne local police aur RTO ke saath ye issues uthaye hain aur suggest kiya hai ki prepaid center ka management doobara dekha jaana chahiye.”
Ek passenger ne apni frustration share ki: “Hume sirf ek safe aur affordable rickshaw service chahiye. Hum prepaid center ka istemal karna chaahte hain, lekin station ke bahar drivers ke beech chalo rahe ka dusre, stressful environment bana dete hain, khaas karke jab hume jaldi hoti hai.”
RTO un issues se avagat hai jo prepaid rickshaw drivers’ association ne uthaye hain aur ve actively solutions dhoond rahe hain. “Hum rickshaw driver association ke pratinidhiyon se discussions ke baad thik action lenge,” Deputy Regional Transport Officer Swapnil Bhosale ne kaha. “Ek letter traffic police ko bhej diya gaya hai jismein un drivers ke khilaf turant action lene ki request ki gayi hai jo passengers ko pareshan karte hain.”
Passengers aur rickshaw drivers dono hi ek aise solution ki ummeed kar rahe hain jisse Pune Railway Station par experience aur bhi smooth aur safe ho sake.
