“₹800 for just 7 km?” Gurgaon woman slams soaring auto fares during heavy rains, compares chaos to Bangalore in viral video

A Gurgaon woman shared on her Instagram that an auto rickshaw charged Rs 800 for 7 kms because of the Gurgaon rains. She also said that there are a lot of problems travelling in the rain for people.

The woman who shared this on Instagram, Astha Goyal also compared the situation with Bangalore.

She shared the clip with the caption, "Gurgaon what is this behaviour?”

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800 Rs for 7 Kilometers

Sharing her frustration in the video, Goyal said, "Like Gurgaon, I'm so glad that I'm regretting... you know, I think this is the most regret I've ever had, you know? Everybody knows how Gurgaon gets during the rain. And now, an incident happened with me. For 7 km, an auto guy asked for—800 rupees demanded, bhai. 800 rupees! Just for 7 kilometers. Bangalore's traffic is notorious, bhai, this is just crazy!"

Social media reactions

One user wrote, "I have paid 150 for 0.5 kms”.

Another user wrote, "Yesterday, we ended up paying ₹500 for cab rides of just 3–4 km."

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