Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The Indore Development Authority’s Inter-State Bus Terminus at MR 10, which was decided to be completed by June 22, has now got delayed by six months. Only 60 per cent of the work has got completed, so far, within three years and only 50 per cent of the funds have been provided for the development to the agency by the IDA.
The project started in September 2019. It got affected due to the Covid-19 pandemic and work remained suspended during the pandemic for a few months. After that, the work started at end-2020 and the IDA officials made claims that the work would get completed by June 2022.
IDA officials said that the work of the project was going on. Only 40 per cent of the work is remaining, which is majorly of PVC, building electrification and others.
According to the officials, the work is now expected to be completed by the end of this year. However, only 50 per cent of the payment has been released and the remaining amount of the project is yet to be disbursed.
Assistant engineer, IDA, Rajesh Mahajan said the construction work of the ISBT was going on at a good pace. “If there are no more interruptions, we can complete the project at the beginning of the New Year 2023 or by end-2022,” he claimed.
The project has been designed on the lines of the ‘green building’ concept under which it will consist of solar panels and solar streetlights.
ISBT MR-10 PROJECT
Terminus Capacity. Rotation of 1,440 buses daily
Passengers benefited 80,000 passengers
Parking space for 4-wheelers 160
Parking space for autorickshaws 150
Parking space for 2-wheelers 600
Parking space (basement) for 4-wheelers 315
Waiting room 1100 passengers
Ticket counter 14
Food court stalls 12
Other shops 24
OTHER SERVICES:
ATM booth
Tourist help desk
Guard room
Police control-room
Medical room
Water harvesting
Connectivity
Metro Station (ISBT) - 6 km from railway station
- 12 km from airport
Project specifications
Project started: September 2019
Deadline: June 2022
New deadline after delay: January 2023
Project cost: Rs 25 crore
