"Some Karwa taxi drivers say the economic downturn and high fares are keeping people away from taxis."

what?? are they kidding?in fact, passengers prefer to pay a bit higher rates to private taxis than karwa because of availability. What has this downturn to do with karwa anyway. If people need a transport they surely find a means to get one. Problem is, you karwas are ALWAYS not there!

"I do live by the motto that pessimists are usually right, but all the great change in history was done by optimists" -Thomas Friedman