Cab agreegator suspends peak pricing as rains lash Mumbai

September 19, 2017 23:41

On a day heavy rains lashed the Maharashtra capital, the cab aggregator Ola today announced to do away with the peak pricing for the sake of commuters.

"#Mumbai We have suspended peak pricing in the city. Get home safe," Ola's official handle tweeted with a hashtag #MumbaiRains.

Majority of driver partners of Ola and Uber went on a flash strike in Mumbai on Monday midnight demanding better earnings and security of drivers who were assaulted in the recent past.

Several parts of the city and its suburbs, including South Mumbai, Borivali, Kandivili, Andheri and Bhandup, have been receiving heavy rainfall, accompanied by thunder and lightning, since this afternoon.

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