The rising mercury level in the country is prompting many commuters to avoid using public bus services during the day, it is learnt.
Many taxi drivers in the country require regular road familiarisation lessons from transport experts and officials, feel commuters.
There has been a spectacular rise in the number of calls from customers through the Unified Call Centre (UCC) of Karwa, a senior official of taxi franchisees said.
Karwa's taxi fleet is poised for a major expansion in six months by exceeding 5,000 vehicles as one of its franchisees, Cars Taxi, is expected to introduce 500 more cars as part of its capacity strengthening programme.
The West Bay shuttle bus service was launched on January 15, 2014 with the aim of providing a mass transportation solution that would help ease congestion in Doha's business district.
At least one-third of taxi fleet is not being operated by their franchisees these days owing to a host of reasons, especially on account of poor mechanical conditions, it is learnt.
Mowasalat has officially launched its Karwa Taxi Application through which the public transport company aims to significantly improve the availability of taxi services across Qatar.
The number of female bus passengers in Doha has been significantly increasing in the past five years, some Karwa bus drivers told Gulf Times.
