The Fact News Service
Chandigarh, June 27
Haryana Transport Minister, Aseem Goel said that all bus stands in the state will be beautified with greenery and cleanliness, similar to railway stations.
Special types of bus stands will be built in Gurugram and Pipli (Kurukshetra) on PPP mode. Apart from this, bus queue shelters will be built as needed across the state.
Goel shared this information after a review meeting of the Transport Department in Chandigarh today. Principal Secretary, Sh. Navdeep Singh Virk, Director, Sujan Singh and other senior officers were present during the meeting.
Transport Minister, Ase em Goel directed departmental officers to ensure proper maintenance of all bus stand premises in state transport depots and sub-depots.
He emphasised developing empty spaces and planting trees and grass to make the bus stands look beautiful. He also directed that the cleanliness of public toilets at all bus stands be maintained and that repairs or new constructions be carried out where necessary.
The Transport Minister stated that applications received on the ‘Jan Samvad’ portal for the construction of bus queue shelters should be prioritised.He was informed during the meeting that 127 applications had been received and that the process of building these shelters had begun.
Aseem Goel said that approval has been granted for an expenditure of Rs. 145.23 lakh for the underground parking facility to be built in front of the Ambala city bus stand.
This will benefit people visiting the bus stand, Mahavir Park, and the cloth market by providing parking for their vehicles. Officers have been directed to expedite its construction.
