A flyover under construction in the bustling city of Kolkata collapsed on Thursday on to vehicles and street vendors below, killing at least 14 people and leaving over 100 people trapped.
At this point taxi aggregator Ola decided to stop both surge pricing and said that it would give free rides to and from the area most affected by the tragedy:
Due to the tragedy at Girish Park, #Kolkata we’ve removed Peak Pricing & increased our supply of cabs in the area.
— Ola (@Olacabs) March 31, 2016
If you need a ride to or from Girish Park #Kolkata today, your Ola ride will be free. pic.twitter.com/wPtoDuiYGx
— Ola (@Olacabs) March 31, 2016
And here’s how people reacted on Twitter to this announcement:
@Olacabs 5 stars for OLA as an organization which understands #infrastructure & #mobility in India. Thanks for the initiative #Kolkata
— Yogi Satpute (@yogesh_satpute) March 31, 2016
@Olacabs Great Initiative!! Please Make Sure There Are Many Cabs To Help People At Girish Park!! #WellDoneOla 👏
— Saikat MARINERS Dey (@Saakey21) March 31, 2016
@Olacabs That’s a really nice gesture from you . Lets all #PrayForKolkata and hope more people survive the tragedy #Kolkata
— Vinay Lohia (@vinaylohia82) March 31, 2016
@Olacabs This is why i love you guys. Thanks for helping my city.
— debjit sen (@debjitsen) March 31, 2016
thankyou @olacabs you are following Corporate Social Responsibility In True Sense At The Time When It Is Much Needed
— Rahul Mhaskar (@rahulmhaskar05) March 31, 2016
@Olacabs @ola_supports Hats-off for the initiative of this kind……
— KRISHNA SHARMA (@Krishnapdsharma) March 31, 2016
@olacabs Great work team #Appreciate #Respect
— NaveenABD (@Naveen17143) March 31, 2016
