C Shivakumar @ CHENNAI:
The
inauguration of Rs 393.74 crore Kilambakkam Bus terminus for south
bound buses continue to get delayed due to infrastructure gaps as works
around Rs 45 crore are pending. Though the work to mend the
infrastructure gaps could prolong till the festival season of Dussehra
or Deepavali, the government is looking at a plan to open the bus
terminus phase-wise.
The government is keen to open the bus terminus once the infrastructure gaps are bridged while keeping in mind the needs of the commuters, said Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Chairman P K Sekar Babu.
Babu says that the additional works were sanctioned after bus terminus was built with officials turning a blind eye towards infrastructure required to run the bus terminus efficiently. Since the bus terminus is nearing completion, a review was done on the facilities provided for the commuters. It was found that the terminus was being built without taking into account the needs of the passengers. "The area is a low lying one and during rains water gets stagnated. So are the roads, which are narrow. The government doesn't want to take the blame for the haphazard work of the previous government," Babu told TNIE.
The New Indian Express found out that there are more than 10 pending works for which tenders have been floated and for some the work has started. Babu says that the work on the bus terminus is completed. Expecting a footfall of two lakh people, the government initially plans to operate 750 buses for the destinations of Madurai and beyond.
"We are also looking at opening the bus terminus phase wise. This would mean that buses catering to Tirunelveli would be allowed to ply from the terminus in first phase and later buses to Madurai in the next phase. The buses catering to Villupuram would be allowed toi ply in the third phase. However, this would be decided during a meeting soon," the minister said.
Among the pending works include construction of external storm water drain in front of the bus terminus worth Rs 13.72 crore as it is prone to water logging due to rains. The work order has been issued a week ago. Similarly, the widening of Iyananchery-Meenakshipuram
Road and construction of entrance road to Bus Terminal is being carried out, say official sources.
But projects like construction of police station at the bus terminal has yet to start. So is the construction of Idle bus parking area for
Omni Buses along Outer Ring Road (ORR) near East of Mudichur Lake at a cost of Rs 26.70 crore. The State Express Transport Corporation had opposed accomodating SETC buses and omni buses in the new bus stand which has resulted in CMDA alloting a separate site.
The inauguration of bus terminus for south bound buses has been delayed since the foundation stone was laid in February 2019. The new works which were announced recently has made the project costlier by 25 per cent.
Pending works:
1. Proposed construction of external storm water drain in front of MTC, New Mofussil Bus Terminus at Kilambakkam near Vandalur, Chengalpattu.
Cost: Rs 13.47 crore
Status: Work order issued
2. Widening of Iyananchery-Meenakshipuram Road and construction of entrance road to Kilambakkam New Suburban Bus Terminal.
Cost: Rs 1.56 crore
Status: Work started
3. Construction of Police Station at Kilambakkam New Suburban Bus Terminal.
Status: Soil test completed. Preparation of Design and Estimate is in progress
4. Proposed Construction of RCC Culvert using Trenchless Push type Technology across GST Road near New Mofussil Bus Terminal at Kilambakkam, Vandalur, Chengalpattu District.
Cost: Rs 3.57 crore
Status:Price Bids opened
5. Construction of Idle Bus Parking Area for Omni Buses at along Outer Ring Road (ORR) near East of Mudichur Lake
Cost: Rs 26.70 crore
Status: Approval yet to be given
6. Strengthening of 1km Police Academy road
Cost: Rs 2.14 crore
Status: Tender stage
7. Strengthening of CVK Road to Urapakkam-Nallampakkam Road via Unamancheri.
Cost: Rs 3.51 crore
Status: Tender stage
8. Junction improvements of GST road at Nallampakkam via Kattur, Karanai Puducheri Arungal Road
Cost: Rs 50 lakh
Status: Tender stage
9. Providing road safety furniture on Guduvanchery – Madambakkam Road
Cost: 0.14 lakh
Status: Tender stage
10. Widening the curves and providing of road safety works in Adhanoor -Harijan Colony Road to Madambakkam via TTC staff colony road
Cost: Rs 2.58 crore
Status: Tender stage
11. Widening the curves and providing of road safety works of Vandalur Walajabad Road and Madambakkam (UnionRoad)
Cost: 0.656 crore
Status: tender stage
Factfile: (Nature of buses)
1. SETC: 356
2 TNSTC Villupuram at Tambaram: 362
3. Pondicherry Road Transport corporation: 6
4. TNSTC Villupuram: 753
5. TNSTC Kumbakonam: 173
6.Omni buses: 1099
Bus Scheduling:
1. Buses are allowed to halt 20 minutes in the allotted bus bays
2. 234 omni buses can depart every hour from a total of 78 bus bays allotted
3. 20 buses are proposed to leave every 5 minutes in peak hour
Expected footfall at Terminal: 2 lakh
Expected footfall at shops: 1 lakh
Total waste generated per day: 30 metric tonnes
The government is keen to open the bus terminus once the infrastructure gaps are bridged while keeping in mind the needs of the commuters, said Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Chairman P K Sekar Babu.
Babu says that the additional works were sanctioned after bus terminus was built with officials turning a blind eye towards infrastructure required to run the bus terminus efficiently. Since the bus terminus is nearing completion, a review was done on the facilities provided for the commuters. It was found that the terminus was being built without taking into account the needs of the passengers. "The area is a low lying one and during rains water gets stagnated. So are the roads, which are narrow. The government doesn't want to take the blame for the haphazard work of the previous government," Babu told TNIE.
The New Indian Express found out that there are more than 10 pending works for which tenders have been floated and for some the work has started. Babu says that the work on the bus terminus is completed. Expecting a footfall of two lakh people, the government initially plans to operate 750 buses for the destinations of Madurai and beyond.
"We are also looking at opening the bus terminus phase wise. This would mean that buses catering to Tirunelveli would be allowed to ply from the terminus in first phase and later buses to Madurai in the next phase. The buses catering to Villupuram would be allowed toi ply in the third phase. However, this would be decided during a meeting soon," the minister said.
Among the pending works include construction of external storm water drain in front of the bus terminus worth Rs 13.72 crore as it is prone to water logging due to rains. The work order has been issued a week ago. Similarly, the widening of Iyananchery-Meenakshipuram
Road and construction of entrance road to Bus Terminal is being carried out, say official sources.
But projects like construction of police station at the bus terminal has yet to start. So is the construction of Idle bus parking area for
Omni Buses along Outer Ring Road (ORR) near East of Mudichur Lake at a cost of Rs 26.70 crore. The State Express Transport Corporation had opposed accomodating SETC buses and omni buses in the new bus stand which has resulted in CMDA alloting a separate site.
The inauguration of bus terminus for south bound buses has been delayed since the foundation stone was laid in February 2019. The new works which were announced recently has made the project costlier by 25 per cent.
Pending works:
1. Proposed construction of external storm water drain in front of MTC, New Mofussil Bus Terminus at Kilambakkam near Vandalur, Chengalpattu.
Cost: Rs 13.47 crore
Status: Work order issued
2. Widening of Iyananchery-Meenakshipuram Road and construction of entrance road to Kilambakkam New Suburban Bus Terminal.
Cost: Rs 1.56 crore
Status: Work started
3. Construction of Police Station at Kilambakkam New Suburban Bus Terminal.
Status: Soil test completed. Preparation of Design and Estimate is in progress
4. Proposed Construction of RCC Culvert using Trenchless Push type Technology across GST Road near New Mofussil Bus Terminal at Kilambakkam, Vandalur, Chengalpattu District.
Cost: Rs 3.57 crore
Status:Price Bids opened
5. Construction of Idle Bus Parking Area for Omni Buses at along Outer Ring Road (ORR) near East of Mudichur Lake
Cost: Rs 26.70 crore
Status: Approval yet to be given
6. Strengthening of 1km Police Academy road
Cost: Rs 2.14 crore
Status: Tender stage
7. Strengthening of CVK Road to Urapakkam-Nallampakkam Road via Unamancheri.
Cost: Rs 3.51 crore
Status: Tender stage
8. Junction improvements of GST road at Nallampakkam via Kattur, Karanai Puducheri Arungal Road
Cost: Rs 50 lakh
Status: Tender stage
9. Providing road safety furniture on Guduvanchery – Madambakkam Road
Cost: 0.14 lakh
Status: Tender stage
10. Widening the curves and providing of road safety works in Adhanoor -Harijan Colony Road to Madambakkam via TTC staff colony road
Cost: Rs 2.58 crore
Status: Tender stage
11. Widening the curves and providing of road safety works of Vandalur Walajabad Road and Madambakkam (UnionRoad)
Cost: 0.656 crore
Status: tender stage
Factfile: (Nature of buses)
1. SETC: 356
2 TNSTC Villupuram at Tambaram: 362
3. Pondicherry Road Transport corporation: 6
4. TNSTC Villupuram: 753
5. TNSTC Kumbakonam: 173
6.Omni buses: 1099
Bus Scheduling:
1. Buses are allowed to halt 20 minutes in the allotted bus bays
2. 234 omni buses can depart every hour from a total of 78 bus bays allotted
3. 20 buses are proposed to leave every 5 minutes in peak hour
Expected footfall at Terminal: 2 lakh
Expected footfall at shops: 1 lakh
Total waste generated per day: 30 metric tonnes
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