Bhubaneswar: With the Centre allowing workers and students stranded in other states to return home amid the COVID-19 lockdown, 975 students will board buses for Odisha from Kota in Rajasthan on Thursday.
According to official sources, the students have arranged for their own transport for which the state government has given the route permit and made other arrangements to ensure their safe return.
The state government has advised these students to strictly adhere to the lockdown and quarantine guidelines after arriving in their respective home districts.