Panchkula is set to become Haryana’s first district to get modern and passenger-friendly ‘smart’ bus shelters.
Complete with manned ATM kiosks, water dispensers and CCTV cameras, nine bus shelters will be set up under Phase 1 of the first-of-its-kind project being executed by the Panchkula Municipal Corporation (MC).
Navdeep Asija, road safety and sustainable transport consultant for the project, said, “The proposal for the new bus shelters and their designs had been approved by the MC. The old shelters that have become unsafe over the years will be demolished and replaced with modern concrete shelters.”
Panchkula MC commissioner Rajesh Jogpal said, “MC will set up two sample bus shelters by May end. Thereafter, the project will be reviewed for the total cost and viability before floating tenders for other bus shelters. In phase 1, nine of the total 26 bus shelters in Panchkula city will be reconstructed.”
{{/usCountry}}Panchkula MC commissioner Rajesh Jogpal said, “MC will set up two sample bus shelters by May end. Thereafter, the project will be reviewed for the total cost and viability before floating tenders for other bus shelters. In phase 1, nine of the total 26 bus shelters in Panchkula city will be reconstructed.”
{{/usCountry}}Earlier under the control of the Haryana Urban Development Authority, the bus stops were transferred to the corporation in 2008.
Meanwhile, MC has started demolishing unsafe bus stops in the city, razing nine of them as of Saturday.