Maha to send 100 buses to bring back students stuck in Kota

Maharashtra government has decided to send about 100 buses to Kota in Rajasthan to bring back nearly 2,000 students stranded re due to lockdown,

Maharashtra Transport Minister Anil Parab has said. Buses of Maharashtra State Ro Transport Corporation (MSRTC) will be sent to Kota in next two days, Parab said late Monday night. A number of students from Maharashtra have been staying at Kota to take coaching classes for preparation of various competitive entrance examinations after Class 12. " Maharashtra government has decided to bring back students who h gone to Kota. We will send some 100 buses from Dhule to Kota for purpose, Parab said. students will first be brought to Maharashtra'sDhule district, which is located joining Mhya Presh border, and n sent to ir native places by state transport facilities, minister said.

Necessary official communication for same has alrey been done with governments of Rajasthan and Mhya Presh, as buses will be passing through se two states, a senior official of MSRTC said. On return, students and ir parents will undergo medical checkup followed by mandatory 14-day home quarantine," a senior official from Maharashtra disaster manment department said. Maharashtra government decided to bring back students following indications that lockdown may be extended in some of major cities where coronavirus situation is yet to come under control.