There was a time when women taxi drivers on city roads were a rare sight. Today, there are hundreds of them on the roads. However, this is not a happy time for them, with more than 150 of them having lost their jobs during the pendemic, Luckily for them, abhishek dutt has proved a guardian angel for the beleaguered women. Dutt, spokersperson of Indian National Congress, had distributed drivers after some of them reached out to him after losing their work contracts with two app-based cab companies. In addition, he also wrote to National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma saying the women drivers were unable to earn their livelihood and weren't getting any support from any organisation. "I feel the government must come forward and provide support to them and safeguard all working women and ensure they aren't asked to leave due to the lockdown his letter said. "The government must ensure they are given jobs or some monthly stipend so they can support their families. Speaking to TOI Dutt said that in most of the cases the women were the sole breadwinners in their family. "I have tied up with two big firms and have enrolled women in the counselling session with them so that they have an alternative job option he said. Dutt has also distributed rations to car cleaners, newspaper vendors and other people with similarly low-income levels. A senior shift officer at Badarpur Thermal Power Plant said: "we saw the monitor lizard moving from the power-house. It was quite shocking to see such a big reptile and we thank the Wild-life SOS team for helping us out in this emergency situation. Some fresh workers were later hired by the contractors and work was going on in full swing. Projects were on the verge of completion as well but with the second wave being so damaging.
