Two bus terminals to get new look soon

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Two bus terminals to get new look soon

Wednesday, 16 January 2019 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

After Nehru Place Bus Terminal, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ruled Delhi Government will now redevelop the Azadpur and Najafgarh bus terminals to provide better facilities to the commuters. Transport department has floated  tenders to invite bids for the same.

Under the modernization project of bus terminals,  Azadpur and Nazafgarh terminals will be redeveloped  and will have facilities such as mohalla clinics, police booth, toilets, ATMs, e-Kiosks, crèche and others.

According to the Delhi Government officials, the futuristic Azadpur and Najafgarh bus terminals will have an aerodynamic canopy, held up by tree-like columns. The canopy will serve as a shelter and help in rainwater harvesting. The public plaza of the terminal will have space for kiosks, shops, and hawkers with a round-the-clock anchor store.

"By bringing the mohalla clinic, waiting areas integrated with a creche/play area, e-Kiosk for bill payment into the bus terminal, we are recreating the transport hub into a civic center, said the official.

"Tenders for complete modernisation of two more bus terminals in Delhi — Najafgarh and Azadpur — with world class design have been released by the AAP Government. We are committed to making Delhi's bus system among the best in the world," said the Delhi Transport Minister, Kailash Gahlot.

With the floating tenders for the two terminals, the government is also set to float tenders for five more new terminals by February.

"The move is intended to provide a world-class transit experience to commuters in the national capital. Present bus terminals suffer from "many deficiencies" such as traffic disorder at the terminal entry and exit points, inaccessibility for para-transit services, informal shops and kiosks lined up along the boundary walls adding to the traffic congestion," said the official from the office of transport department. 

Gahlot added further that in the current phase, eight bus terminals are being developed as modern world-class terminals in Delhi.

These terminals are:  Narela- A9, Dwarka sector-4, Dewarka sector-12 and Vikaspuri.  Earlier this month, the Government had floated tender for the modernisation of the Nehru Place bus terminal. The Government said the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) will be able to garner revenue from outdoors signage and digital media integrated into the architecture of the public amenities on site.

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