Mumbai : Meru Cab, India’s largest and favorite radio taxi service, announces the launch of operations in India’s fastest developing and growing city Ahmedabad. Neha Dhupia, Bollywood star and icon graces the launch with her presence along with the Meru Cabs, MD and Founder Mr. Neeraj Gupta and CEO, Mr. Siddhartha Pahwa. The world-class metered radio cab service is completely technology and systems driven and will cater to the needs of commuters in Ahmedabad offering them a travel experience that is reliable, safe and comfortable.

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Neeraj Gupta, Founder, Managing Director and promoter of V-link stated, “We launched the premium “metered taxi” business for the first time in Mumbai in April 2007, followed by Hyderabad, Delhi, Bangalore and Jaipur. In response to the exceptional consumer demand for Meru cab services across the cities, we are now excited to further expand our footprint into Ahmedabad. Meru Cabs being technologically advanced and a world class cab service, will truly be a great match for a city like Ahmedabad that is progressing by leaps and bounds.”

Mr. Siddhartha Pahwa, CEO, Meru cabs stated, “We are delighted to introduce Meru Cabs state-of-the-art travel experience in Ahmedabad, a city that is truly inspirational in the way it has grown and progressed. We aim to provide our customers world class transportation backed by best-in-class service, high end technology and transparency in billing that will provide customers a significantly better travel experience. Meru Cabs is well established in the radio taxi space and given our expertise in understanding commuter requirements, we are confident of offering commuters in Ahmedabad an unparalleled travel experience.”

Over the years, one of the most important aspects of Meru Cab services has been to provide a comfortable and reliable commuting experience to customers. Keeping this in mind, the company recently launched the ‘Meru Mobile App’ for iPhone and Android devices that enables instant cab bookings on the go. In addition the application offers a unique, first of its kind service called ‘ICE Alert’ that can be used by Meru customers “In Case of an Emergency”. Safety being at the forefront of Meru’s technological innovations, ICE Alert will help the consumers be prepared for emergencies wherein they will be able to alert their trusted ones immediately at the press of a button. The Meru Cab application can be downloaded free of cost through Android Play Store and iphone App Store respectively

Present on the occasion, Bollywood diva Neha Dhupia said, “Meru is the first name that comes to one’s mind when one thinks of metered radio cabs. It is a great initiative and we have seen how successful the brand has been in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Jaipur. A trusted service, I have turned to Meru many times and they have always proved completely reliable and comfortable.”

In addition, Meru Cab services offers various other cutting edge facilities like an automated audio-visual speed alarm, ensuring the safety of the customer as well as the driver, the convenience of booking the cab through the mobile app, the website or 24×7 call center. For this purpose, Meru has a central dedicated call center for the city of Ahmedabad which can be reached by dialing 44224422. Of course, customers can always hail a cab on the streets if it is not occupied.

Meru follows a stringent driver selection and training process at “Meru Training Academy” thereby ensuring well groomed & courteous drivers. A viable option for commuters to feel safe and comfortable while travelling, Meru is consistently distinguishing itself as a provider of superior quality transport, expanding its footprint across India.

Source : Rhea D’Souza