India, Nov. 18 -- Hundreds of auto-rickshaws and taxis stayed off the roads for a third day in Mumbai on Tuesday due to the disruption in the supply of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) through the night. Many drivers said they had exhausted their remaining fuel over the last two days.

There were queues of over a kilometre long for CNG in parts of Mumbai. A majority of taxis and auto-rickshaws have been off the roads since Sunday, following damage to the Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL)'s pipeline. MGL on Monday said the pipeline would be restored by noon Tuesday.

On Monday, over 90% of the 280,000 autos and the 25,000 taxis stayed off the roads. Commuters complained of surges in aggregator cab prices.

Pankaj Mishra, a Borivali auto-rickshaw dri...