The recent diesel price hike is going to pinch the denizens of Guwahati further hard as public transport in the city is expected to become expensive from next month. The minimum bus fare is expected to rise by 50 per cent and minimum fare of share taxi by 60 per cent.

The association representing owners of city busses and share taxis have already asked the state government to revise the fare chart, or else they have announced that they would start charging the proposed revised fares from October 2.