MAPUSA
Two taxi drivers were fined for operating without a badge, after the Police Traffic Cells from Porvorim and Calangute launched a campaign against motorists operating tourist taxis without a badge.
Incidentally, the action comes barely a day after a delegation of local taxi operators along with Calangute MLA Michael Lobo met North Goa SP Akshat Kaushal on Monday and submitted to him a memorandum, urging him to resolve ongoing issues between taxi operators and the app-based taxi service GoaMiles.
Lobo had also claimed that some of the app aggregators do not possess a badge, which is essential for taxi drivers and had demanded checks by the traffic police.
On Tuesday the Police Traffic Cells from Porvorim and Calangute launched a campaign against motorists operating tourist taxis without a badge.
Tourist taxis plying within the limits of both Police Traffic Cells were intercepted and the badges of drivers issued by the transport department were checked. Two drivers were found driving without a badge and were fined.
