Construction of omni bus stand begins at Panjapur in Tiruchi

Minister K.N. Nehru inaugurates the construction on a four-acre site adjacent to the Integrated Bus Terminus at Panjapur; the new facility will have 82 bus bays

Omni buses operating will soon get a designated bus stand adjacent to the Integrated Bus Terminus (IBT) coming up at Panjapur in Tiruchi.

Municipal Administration Minister K.N. Nehru inaugurated the construction of the omni bus stand on Friday. Collector M. Pradeep Kumar, Commissioner of Police N. Kamini, and Mayor M. Anbazhagan were present.

The omni bus stand would be established on an area of about four acres adjacent to the Integrated Bus Terminus, which along with a truck terminal and multi-purpose service centre, is being established at a cost of ₹492.55 crore.

The omni bus stand would be established at an investment of ₹17.60 crore, of which ₹8.80 crore would come from the Capital Grant Fund of the State government. The remaining cost would be borne by the Tiruchi Corporation. The bus stand would have two platforms with 82 bus bays, an official release said.

The construction of the bus stand is expected to end the unregulated operation of buses on the road sides around the Central Bus Stand.

In 2018, an individual had leased a piece of railway land near the Central Bus Stand and an omni bus stand was functioning from there with operators paying rent to the lessee. However, the railways took possession of the two-acre land after the expiry of the lease. After this, the private bus operators reverted to operating from the roadsides around the central bus stand.

Published - November 22, 2024 06:16 pm IST