Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Auto-rickshaw drivers have been forced to wait for 6–7 hours to refill LPG at a Go Gas pump on Beed Bypass over the past three days, leading to a sharp hit on their daily earnings. With several LPG refilling stations in the city reportedly shut, drivers are lining up from morning till late night at the Beed Bypass facility.
The prolonged waiting hours have significantly reduced their income, as most of the day is spent in queues rather than on the road. Drivers say their business has dropped by nearly half due to the situation. Ravi Sawant and Sunil Dalvi, both auto drivers, said they joined the queue at around 6 pm on the previous day but could only refill gas at around 2 am after their turn finally arrived.