Uran: Passenger ticket prices on the Mora-Bhaucha Dhakka sea route will be increased by Rs 25 from Sunday. The hike is done every year for the Monsoon season. This will make sea travel as expensive as it is every year.
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Every year during the rainy season, passenger transport ticket prices on the Mora-Bhaucha Dhakka sea route are increased. Last year too, ticket prices were hiked during the Monsoon season. This year too, the Water Transport Industrial Cooperative Society has increased the ticket price for the Monsoon season from Rs 80 to Rs 105. The half-ticket price has also been increased by Rs 9. The hike will be applicable from May 26 till August 31, said Nitin, Mora port inspector.
- Every year, the passenger transport ticket price on the Mora-Bhaucha Dhakka sea route is increased by Rs 20 to Rs 25 every Monsoon season, citing the increase in fuel prices. The ticket price hike, which has since been increased, is continued during the summer season as well.
- Ticket prices are then hiked again during the rainy season. However, there has been no increase in season ticket prices since the 2022 Monsoon season.