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Rickshaws, banned in West Bengal, still ply in Kolkata streets

Rickshaws, banned in West Bengal, still ply in Kolkata streets

KOLKATA, India - Rickshaw drivers wait for their fares in the East India city of Kolkata. The state government of West Bengal banned rickshaws as ''inhuman'' a year ago, but rickshaws still provide an inexpensive means of transport for the citizens in Kolkata. Rickshaw drivers say they can rent a rickshaw for 20 rupees (about 60 yen) a day. One 60-year-old driver says he can earn 50 rupees a day after paying the rental fee. ''I can hardly give up this way of life. In the past, there were times when I took in only 10 rupees in cash a month as a farmer in my hometown,'' he says.

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Gas station in India

Gas station in India

NEW DELHI, India - Photo shows the price of diesel topping 50 rupees ($0.84) per liter at a gas station in New Delhi, India, on July 13, 2013.

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