The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) will charge a hefty amount to facilitate those wanting to travel from India Gandhi International Airport to Noida and Ghaziabad.
A taxi ride from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) to any destination within a 250km radius will cost you Rs 10,000.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, several people have been left stranded at different places and struggling to reach home. The minimum cost of booking a taxi off the UPSRTC will be ₹10,000 for sedans and ₹12,000 for an SUV.
Any additional distance, beyond the 250km, will incur additional charges. If your pockets won’t allow much, the corporation’s buses will ply you, for a minimum of ₹1,000 per seat in the non-air-conditioned bus and for ₹1,320 per seat in the air-conditioned bus for a distance of up to 100km.
UPSRTC managing director Raj Shekhar, on May 9, issued a letter to the corporation’s regional managers in Noida and Ghaziabad, informing them that they will facilitate the travel of residents.
“The corporation will provide buses and taxis at the airport. Those people who would be cleared by the Delhi government to travel and have no symptoms of Covid-19 can avail of this service,” the letter said.
The letter adds that booking a taxi for up to 250 km from the airport would cost ₹10,000. “Each additional kilometre would cost ₹40. Booking an SUV would cost ₹12,000 for first 250km and ₹50 for each additional kilometre,” it said. Besides the driver, only two persons can sit in the taxi,” it further stated.
A single seat in a non-air-conditioned bus would cost ₹1,000 and a seat in an air-conditioned bus would cost ₹1,320 for 100km. The charges would double for any distance 101-200km. The buses will accommodate a maximum of 26 persons, in order to maintain social distancing.
At present, all people brought back from foreign countries are kept in 14-day quarantine in Delhi. Once they complete the quarantine period, the transport department would facilitate their travel to Noida, Ghaziabad and other cities.
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