In a much awaited relief to the commuters within the periphery of state capital limits, cab aggregator Uber on Monday launched its operation, ending the monopoly of Ola.
Expanding footprints across the country, Uber, one of the world’s largest on-demand ride-sharing company, on Monday announced its operations in Raipur, enabling commuters in the city to book rides on UberGo by simply downloading the Uber app.
Uber while launching its services in capital promised that this launch was on the lines with its vision to offer affordable and reliable transportation to millions of riders and livelihood opportunities for hundreds of thousands of driver partners across the region.
During launching function held at a private hotel, Ratul Ghosh, Head, Uber India East, said “We are thrilled to announce our presence in Raipur. We believe that timely introduction of our offerings in this city will provide riders a reliable, yet economical travel, solution to fully experience the city.”
“The launch will further help us in providing an affordable and reliable mobility option to the residents while creating micro-entrepreneurship opportunities for those who sign up as driver partners’’ he added.
“Based on strong rider demand as well as a deep understanding of the local economic needs of this area, we aim to offer riders in Raipur a convenient, reliable and affordable travel option at the push of a button”, the Uber official said.
This year, Uber is investing heavily in strengthening its presence across congested cities to share multi-modal transportation solutions.