‘Call Taxi’ service may soon be launched in city

SHILLONG: To fill the void in the public transport system in the city, the Urban Affairs department is contemplating to initiate “Call Taxi” services similar to the likes of Meru and Ola in Shillong.
Currently, the people of the city are dependent upon local cabbies, government-run buses and maxi cabs for their transport needs. However, the existing scheme of things does not offer a door-to-door service to the residents.”We plan to launch 20 taxis for Shillong as an initiative and based on people’s response, we will take necessary call (in future),” Principal Secretary, Urban Affairs P Naik said.
According to Naik, under the proposed taxi service, anyone who needs to hire a taxi will have to call a number and the taxi will reach the doorstep of the customer concerned.  Though the idea is unique to Shillong, such services are being operated successfully in bigger cities of the country including Guwahati.