Mr Atri Bhattacharya (IAS), Principal Secretary, Tourism Department, Govt of West Bengal flagged off the 40 seater Vodafone Pandal Express bus at an event held at a hotel in Kolkata.

Shivan Bhargava, Business Head-Kolkata and West Bengal, Vodafone Idea Limited also graced the occasion.

Vodafone has launched this free of cost, hop on hop off bus service exclusively for the customers in Kolkata.

The bus service will be available from 3^rd October, Panchami to 7^th October, Navami.

Vodafone will offer four AC buses to the pandal hoppers in Kolkata for five days until Navami from 12 noon to 4 am.

The buses will run on different routes across Kolkata, helping Vodafone customers visit different pandals throughout the city. Each bus will cover the same route at least eight times in a day which will help people to enjoy the Durga Pujo activities.

One can easily pre-book the tickets using My Vodafone App and there is no charge for the tickets. The seats will be offered strictly on the basis of first come first serve.

Priyanka Dutta