GCC plans to construct 26 stainless steel bus shelters across city at ₹3.73 crore

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Madhavaram MLA S. Sudharsanam says autobus  shelters volition  travel  up   adjacent   institutions and successful  distant    locations specified  arsenic  Surapet, Madhavaram Bus Terminal and Puzhal Camp.

Madhavaram MLA S. Sudharsanam says autobus shelters volition travel up adjacent institutions and successful distant locations specified arsenic Surapet, Madhavaram Bus Terminal and Puzhal Camp. | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B.

The Chennai Corporation has planned to conception 26 stainless alloy autobus shelters astatine an estimated outgo of ₹3.73 crore nether the Member of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development Scheme.

The shelters are projected astatine locations specified arsenic Velachery, Surapet, Madhavaram, Manali, Kotturpuram, MGR Nagar, Mandaveli and Besant Nagar.

Raji, a assemblage pupil who regularly commutes by bus, said arsenic determination was nary structure adjacent the Guindy Railway Station, they were forced to endure the scorching prima and the rainfall portion waiting for buses. A autobus structure has present been planned connected Sardar Patel Road towards Guindy, adjacent K.B. Nagar 2nd main road, for ₹11.8 lakh.

Shelters coming up connected Velachery Bypass, Sardar Patel Road, and successful Shastri Nagar are estimated to outgo ₹11.8 lakh each. Those planned astatine Surapet, Manali, and Madhavaram volition outgo ₹15.68 lakh each, portion the 1 connected Kotturpuram Gandhimandapam Road, other the Anna Centenary Library, volition outgo ₹22.58 lakh.

Two shelters are to travel up connected Loop Road successful Mylapore. “Permanent structures were not permitted astatine the determination earlier, but pursuing requests from residents astir six months ago, the connection was taken up for peculiar information and approval. The process has since been completed, and funds allotted. The shelters are expected to beryllium acceptable by December,” Dha.Velu, Mylapore MLA, said.

Madhavaram MLA S. Sudharsanam said locations adjacent institutions and distant spots specified arsenic Surapet, Madhavaram Bus Terminal and adjacent Puzhal Camp are being fixed priority.

Published - November 04, 2025 12:51 americium IST

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