Kolkata, India: West Bengal is all set for the Durga Puja festive season, over 70 per cent of tourists’ hotels and homestays were already booked in north Bengal, and the rest are to be filled up soon as per the reports.
Tourists from all over India come to Bengal mainly to see the most popular and famous festival of Bengal, the state govt. also announced a 10-day Durga Puja holiday for its employees.
West Bengal Tourism board is also gearing up to boost the tourism sector during the Puja Duration as the sector is badly affected due by the pandemic in the last two years.
To tackle the rush of tourists, the Eastern Railway has announced two special trains between Kolkata and New Jalpaiguri in Siliguri in October. The bookings for these trains will begin on September 5.
The Northeast Frontier Railway has also decided to operate four new toy train joy rides in Darjeeling during the festive season. The rides will run between Darjeeling and Ghum from October 1.
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