Cabbies provide free taxis for funeral services

GANGTOK, 06 Dec: Taking out time from their day jobs, members of the Titanic Local Taxi Drivers’ Welfare Association [TLTDWA] have been engaging in welfare activities in the Tadong area. Apart from helping members of the association during difficult times, the association has also been carrying out other social activities especially in Tadong.
One such initiative of the association is providing vehicles free of cost to bereaved homes for funeral service. The association has engaged 5 vehicles for this purpose.
TLTDWA members informed today that the association has already provided this service to 9 families so far and is doing the same for another bereaved family at Tadong tomorrow. This service is available to all households which fall between the Sikkim Government College jhora to 6th Mile.
“People of this area use our taxis daily, so in return we are trying to give back to the people,” said the cabbies. It is informed that the association plans to do a lot more for the welfare of the people in the future.
The association was registered earlier this year and has its office at Tadong Senior Secondary School Road. The association led by the president, Tara Thatal, has 107 members. The association has welcomed those in need to come to their office or contact them at 94745-30427.  
The association has carried out cleanliness and plantation drives in Tadong while members of the association also donate blood at the Central Referral Hospital.