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KOLKATA: The Kolkata Metro has recorded its most noteworthy ever footfall of in excess of nine lakh travelers on Shashti, the 6th day of Durga Puja celebration, the Railways said today.
Around 9.11 lakh travelers utilized the Kolkata Metro benefits on Monday.
"This is the most astounding footfall recorded by the Kolkata Metro since its commencement 34 years back," Kolkata Metro representative Indrani Banerjee told news office PTI.
The past most elevated traveler check was 8.78 lakh on September 25 this year.
She said that the inhabitants of Kolkata are currently pandal bouncing utilizing the metro as its arrangement is with the end goal that it covers the majority of the huge pujas in the city.
"We have a helpful traveler control for travelers which will disclose to them which station they have to get off to see their preferred pandals. It is as a removed which they can convey in their pockets," said Ms Banerjee.
Along these lines, for the Bagbazar pandal, which is a standout amongst the most looked for after pujas in the city and is finishing 100 years this year, one needs to get down at Shobhabazar and for the much-touted Mohammad Ali Road pandal, which finished 50 years, one needs to get down at either Central station or Mahatma Gandhi Road station she said.
The Kolkata Metro has run 300 administrations on Monday to provide food the puja surge. It has planned 224 administrations on Sapatmi, Ashtami and Navami amid the puja.
The metro administrations will be accessible to travelers from 1:40 pm to 4:00 am.
On Dasami, 118 administrations will be kept running from 1:40 pm to 10:00 pm.
The Kolkata Metro has taken every single conceivable measure envisioning immense puja surge. Expand security courses of action have been made and therapeutic staff have been sent at the stations, the representative said.
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"The administrations being given by the Kolkata Metro is being finished with existing rakes and with existing work force. The upkeep work is being done during the evening so we are essentially working 24x7. General Manager, Kolkata Metro, PC Sharma has been checking the whole procedure and empowering the staff," she said.