Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has given away free laptops to students who frequently use Metro and tram services.
The students use the services to reach their schools and universities and this initiative coincided with the start of the new academic year last week.
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Rowdah Al Mehrizi, director of Marketing and Corporate Communication, Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector, RTA, said the initiative is part of the RTA’s commitment to encourage various segments of the community the youth and students to use mass transit means like Metro, tram, buses and marine transit means in their daily commute across Dubai.
RTA offers a 50 per cent discount on blue Nol cards to students and residents and offers the card free of charge to senior Emiratis, residents and people of determination. (AW)
