After CM's promise, 14 new buses connect RBU

Within three days of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's commitment to Rabindra Bharati University (RBU) students, the state Transport department has introduced 14 more buses including eight in a

the newly-formulated route connecting Howrah to Dunlop via the university campus on BT Road near Cossipore in North Kolkata.

During the administrative review meeting at Sarat Sadan in Howrah on Friday, students of RBU had requested the Chief Minister to introduce a few more buses so that they could easily travel from

Howrah station to their campus. It was the first administrative review meeting where students were allowed to observe the proceedings.

One of the students told the Chief Minister that they do not face any problem in reaching their campus from Dunlop. But they face a lot of trouble while attempting the same from Howrah and sought her intervention so that some more buses are introduced in that route.

Alapan Bandyopadhyay, Principal Secretary of the Transport department, was present in the administrative review meeting and the Chief Minister had asked him to take necessary steps in this regard.

She had also assured the students that their requests would be looked into and necessary steps would also be taken to solve the problem at its earliest. Within three days, as many as eight buses have been introduced in the newly formulated route of West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) from Howrah to Dunlop.

At the same time, six more buses have been added to the three existing WBTC routes in the same sector. With the introduction of eight new buses on the new route and six more in the existing routes, a total of 14 more state-run buses will be plying via the university campus now.

Bandyopadhyay said: "The Chief Minister had wanted us to look into the points raised by the students and we have complied with her directives."

Hundreds of students from different parts of the city and its adjoining districts travel to the university every day.