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The recently established Solar autobus stand, built astatine a outgo of ₹74.90 crore, continues to stay underutilised, with commuters raising concerns implicit a increasing stray canine menace connected the premises. Dogs are seen occupying platforms, autobus bays, and different areas of the installation circular the clock, causing anxiousness among passengers.
The autobus stand, intended to cater to services bound for confederate districts and Vellakovil, was inaugurated by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin connected November 26, 2025, with operations commencing connected December 4. However, backstage autobus operators declined to displacement services from the Corporation’s Central Bus Terminal and continued operating from the city, bypassing the caller facility. Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) buses that initially operated from the Solar autobus basal besides reverted to the metropolis terminal wrong a week, citing gross losses.
At present, the Solar autobus basal is utilized mostly arsenic a stopping constituent by TNSTC buses, with constricted rider footfall. Commuters utilizing the installation complained astir the beingness of assemblage dogs successful ample numbers. “Around 15 to 25 dogs tin beryllium seen astatine immoderate clip connected the platforms and autobus bays,” said a commuter from Kodumudi, adding that their beingness has created fearfulness among travellers.
The occupation is reportedly aggravated by radical feeding the dogs successful and astir the premises, starring to an summation successful their numbers. Shopkeepers astatine the autobus basal said the dogs stay connected the premises continuously, posing a information interest for passengers.
Though the civic assemblage precocious captured and sterilised implicit 15 dogs and released them backmost into the autobus stand, shopkeepers said the measurement had not addressed the issue, arsenic the continued beingness of the dogs remains a interest for commuters.
