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BEST strike in Mumbai: Commuters face the worst
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There was chaos on Monday as 3,700 Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking buses went off the roads, leading to over crowded local trains, more refusals by autos, black and yellow cabs and over pricing by app-based cabs. (Pratik Chorge/HT Photo)
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The BEST depot wore a deserted look. (Pramod Thakur/HT PHOTO)
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This is an unusual site at Bandra bus depot. (Pramod Thakur/HT Photo)
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The police try to keep the situation under control. (Bhushan Koyande/HT PHOTO)
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Some continued to wait in the hope that they might get a bus. (Pramod Thakur/HT PHOTO)
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Office-goers as well as those celebrating Rakshabandhan faced a harrowing time as they tried to negotiate their daily commute. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)
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Many citizens said they had spent on an average double the time and money on the travel. (Pramod Thakur/HT Photo)
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The wait was endless. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)
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The rain made matters worse. (Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo)
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Policemen try to help out commuters. (Pratik Chorge/HT Photo)
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Private buses too pressed into service. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)
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