The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation on Friday sent 250 buses to
Kota in Rajasthan to bring back students of UP who are taking coaching there for various entrance examinations.
Higher authorities confirmed that 150 buses have left for Kota from Agra and 100 from Jhansi to bring back over 7,000 students who are facing problems in view of the nation-wide lockdown which has been extended up to May 3.
These buses will bring back the students and take them to their home towns.
“These buses are being run specially for the students of UP,” said a senior official on condition of anonymity.
It may be mentioned here that Kota is known as the coaching centre for aspirants who want to crack various competitive examinations. Thousands of students from UP live as paying guests while preparing for medical and engineering entrance examinations in Kota.