mysuru the fear of the spread of coronavirus has now forced city residents to switch from buses and trains to private taxis for travel many city residents said for travel purposes they are now using the private taxis with white registration board they offer the service at a very affordable rateaccording to several city residents who travelled from mysuru to cities like bengaluru udupi etc these taxi service providers offer service at rs 9 to rs10 per kilometre even 34 people travel at a time this service becomes very affordable compared to the highend buses or the superfast trains the travel time between mysuru and bengaluru has come down by 3040 minutes compared to normal days these taxies offer safe service from any kind of infection said sudhakar adiga a resident of jodi bevinamara in kanakadasanagarhowever the demand for regular cab services continues to decline according to jayakumar ca honorary president mysuru travels association the demand for cabs has come down by 90this is the peak season for the cab service providers and the drivers but there is hardly any demand for the cabs the covid 19 is playing havoc he saidaccording to the executive of another service provider the ban on the gatherings by the district administration is adding to their sufferings the mncs it companies stopped hiring vehicles to ferry their employees for annual gatherings or outing due to the fear of covid 19 in mysuru it is the tour and travel service providers and the hotel managements which are facing the worst crisis due to covid 19 he saidmeanwhile the mysore district tourist vehicle drivers owners welfare association approached the district administration seeking help to come out of the ongoing crisis which hit them worst we met the dc and submitted an appeal in this regard we are facing big crisis this time due to the coronavirus said its president m nagaraj