JEE-NEET exams: West Bengal govt makes special transport arrangements for students

As JEE (Main) is slated to take place between September 1 to 6 and NEET is scheduled for September 13, West Bengal Government's transport department came up with an array of transport arrangements for smooth transportation of examinees of JEE and NEET.

most important decision was to let State Transportation Units or STUs resume operations from respective depots in districts from 5 am onwards from Monday. NBSTC will operate buses from early morning originating from Berhampur, Malda Raiganj, Alipurduar, Cochbehar to Siliguri and Durgapur Asansole. state bus services transportation corporation will maintain link service with exam centers at Asansol, Durgapur, Burdwan, Hooghly in same manner.

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To help examinees amid any issues related to ir transportation, a toll-free number for call and whatsapp was also initiated, which would be overseen by a control room in Kolkata.

" Control Room at Public Vehicles Department Beltala will remain operational from 6.30 am. For transport queries, students can call at Toll-free number 18003455192 or WhatsApp number 8902017191. y can also call at Control Room number at Transport Directorate (033-24420278)." said a senior officer at transport department.

Transport department has also request private players, including bus and taxi operators to ensure smooth services for examinees and start ir services from 5 am for districts and 7 am for Kolkata.

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