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Mamata flags off two open hooded Double Decket Buses for promotion of tourism in Kolkata

Mamata flags off two open hooded Double Decket Buses for promotion of tourism in Kolkata

Kolkata, Oct 13 (UNI) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday flagged off two open-hooded double-decker buses for vacationers for promotion of tourism in West West Bengal.
While the blue-white buses will be used for puja parikrama during festival, the stage V vehicles, procured with a cost nearly Rs 1 crore, will be used for promotion of tourism across this metropolis.
The over 300-year-old city had witnessed such double decker buses, owned by the former Calcutta State Transport Corporation for commuting people across this city, were phased out early this century for various reasons.

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