hief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday visited Baramunda Bus stand here in Odisha to review the progress of work of the Inter State Bus Terminal [ISBT] . He was accompanied by the Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy, 5 T Secretary VK Pandian and many other dignitaries.
The much-awaited Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) at Baramunda in the Capital city will be operational by mid-2022, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said .
The Chief Minister visited Baramunda to review progress of the ISBT and bus depot project. He said the State government will spend a whopping Rs 180 crore for construction of the state-of-the-art bus terminal. It will be the new landmark in Bhubaneswar, Naveen stated. Naveen said that the State government has plans to construct the ISBT as one of the major bus terminals of eastern India. The design of the ISBT is good, he said and added that the bus terminal will have passenger amenities and can accommodate over 200 buses. Besides, a dedicated provision for parking of idle buses is also planned in nine acres of land. Nearly, 550 buses can be accommodated at the parking lot.
