Riot paralyses transportation in city

Richeek Mishra
Agra: Schools, offices, business centres, malls, shops and other private offices were closed since Wednesday. The entire city was horrified by this unexpected incident. Police, medical services, non-government organisations, media and administration were on their toes to maintain peace in the city.
A major part of the city was seized. Traffic police has blocked major entry points of the city. All the steps taken to bring calm in the city were partially failed, as many office goers and patients were forced to strand at various places.
'I was stranded today near Dhakran', said Agra college student Satish Sahani. He further said that he is the resident of Sikandara. I walked around 4 km and then I got an auto rickshaw for my home, added Satish. Yesterday incident was unfortunate, which should not be repeated, he asserted.
Today my pregnant wife and me were faced lots of problem in hiring any transport from the SN Medical College, said Vinay Ahuja. We were stranded there up to 5pm, he added. After trying a lot I was able to get a rickshaw to get out of that place.
I could not earn a single penny since Wednesday as the entire area was seized, said an auto rickshaw owner Brijendra Nath Sahu. Yesterday, some of the rioters have also tried to damage my vehicle but somehow I could manage to flee from that area, he added.
State Transport (ST) buses were allowed to depart for Rajasthan except Bharatpur, while buses from various districts in UP including Delhi were arriving and departed from the city bus stands, said Idgaah bus station manager Mohmmad Safi. ST was partially affected from the riots, as we cannot allow the buses to enter in the city yesterday, he added.
Box: Auto rickshaw drivers have increased the fares since Wednesday. The fares have been increased twice of the fixed charges. Unavailability of vehicles on the road panicked regular commuters. Police has prohibited entrance of vehicles in the riot-affected areas.