Overview
- Gas flow to MGL’s Wadala city gate was restored around 4 pm Tuesday after repairs to a damaged GAIL pipeline, with supply resuming to stations in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai.
- Large numbers of CNG taxis, autorickshaws and app-based cabs stayed off the roads through much of Tuesday, leading to sparse availability and lengthy queues at refueling points.
- Reports from pumps and the airport described drivers refusing short trips or charging steep surcharges, with some passengers asked to pay up to ₹500 above normal fares.
- School and college travel was disrupted as more than a thousand CNG school buses were idled, and the School Bus Owners’ Association arranged private buses to keep classes running.
- BEST kept services near normal by drawing on depot fuel stocks and its electric fleet, while station owners estimated losses above ₹35 crore and driver unions sought compensation.