PRAYAGRAJ: With the Prayagraj administration continuing to implement the decision of operating buses from different locations of the city for the stranded students in the Sangam city, hundreds of more students left for their hometowns of 30 different districts of Uttar Pradesh in the third phase of the exercise on Wednesday.
Today was the third day in continuance when the district administration had made provision of UPSRTC (UP state road transport corporation) buses from different locations of the city. As the administration had already announced the details pertaining to timing and routes of the buses, students of various districts had arrived hours before the buses were scheduled to leave.
Team of doctors, para-medical staff, police personnel and district administration were all present at all the locations wherein details of every student, their body temperature etc. were noted down. The students were asked to bring along their identity cards, issued by their colleges, coaching classes etc. Those who were preparing for their competitive exams, were asked to bring along admit card of any exam that they have appeared in for the last two years.
“We don’t want that any stranded student should be left out just because he or she does not have any i-card and at the same time administration also wants to ensure that this facility should be used by student community only”, said Prayagraj district magistrate Bhanu Chand Goswami. He added that almost all the stranded students have been dropped to their native cities and the buses would operate till Wednesday midnight. If we plan to operate more buses in the coming days, the same would be informed to the students via different means, said the DM.
However, while the students were availing the facility provided by the administration, no one was following the concept of ‘social distancing’. Although the authorities had made provision of social distancing inside the buses, the students were making the mockery of the efforts of the administration, be it waiting for the buses, verifying the documents or forming the queue for boarding the bus.
Today was the third day in continuance when the district administration had made provision of UPSRTC (UP state road transport corporation) buses from different locations of the city. As the administration had already announced the details pertaining to timing and routes of the buses, students of various districts had arrived hours before the buses were scheduled to leave.
Team of doctors, para-medical staff, police personnel and district administration were all present at all the locations wherein details of every student, their body temperature etc. were noted down. The students were asked to bring along their identity cards, issued by their colleges, coaching classes etc. Those who were preparing for their competitive exams, were asked to bring along admit card of any exam that they have appeared in for the last two years.
“We don’t want that any stranded student should be left out just because he or she does not have any i-card and at the same time administration also wants to ensure that this facility should be used by student community only”, said Prayagraj district magistrate Bhanu Chand Goswami. He added that almost all the stranded students have been dropped to their native cities and the buses would operate till Wednesday midnight. If we plan to operate more buses in the coming days, the same would be informed to the students via different means, said the DM.
However, while the students were availing the facility provided by the administration, no one was following the concept of ‘social distancing’. Although the authorities had made provision of social distancing inside the buses, the students were making the mockery of the efforts of the administration, be it waiting for the buses, verifying the documents or forming the queue for boarding the bus.
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