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Pre-paid taxi service introduced at Dibrugarh Airport

By Staff Correspondent - 15 Sep 2010 12:00 AM GMT

DIBRUGARH, Sept 22 - Pre-paid taxi service was flagged off today at Dibrugarh Airport by Deputy Commissioner Pallav Gopal Jha for the convenience of air passengers.

The Dibrugarh Airport Pre-Paid Taxi Service is a joint initiative of the district administration, district transport department and Dibrugarh Airport Taxi Owners� Association. The service will connect the airport to a total of 135 destinations in Assam and neighbouring States of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, a release stated.

Addressing the inaugural ceremony, Deputy Commissioner Jha described the new pre-paid taxi service as a significant move for making the life of air passengers travelling from Dibrugarh Airport comfortable. He said, �Airports give the first impression of a city and almost every airport in our country has its own pre-paid taxi services. Launching of this pre-paid taxi service will help us to create a good impression of Dibrugarh town and also to maintain discipline in the airport.�

He thanked the District Transport Officer and Dibrugarh Airport Taxi Owners� Association for coming up with the pre-paid taxi service in a systematic manner. The pre-paid taxi service will be available from its designated booth at the airport premises and will connect some 135 locations in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.

A list of fares for the pre-paid taxi service from Dibrugarh Airport to various locations was also released in the function today.

The inauguration ceremony was also attended by SP Prateek Thube, Dibrugarh Airport Director SK Garg, CISF Dy Commandant Kumar Abhisekh, among others.