A swanky ATM-attached air-conditioned bus stop will soon come up at Asargana near the Kathipara junction, Guindy. The Rs. 1.25-crore facility, initiated by the Cantonment Board of St. Thomas Mount and Pallavaram, is likely to be commissioned by January.
It has been planned to build three more such units on 360 square feet each.
Each will provide seating for 35 people and accommodate 45 standing.
These shelters will have CCTV cameras and toilets. The construction work is being assigned to a private designer on a build, operate and transfer basis, and the design has been submitted for approval. Maintenance will be taken care of by the private sponsor for five years, and the facilities will have round-the-clock security. They will have a TV to provide information on the arrival of buses through GPS. Chief Executive Officer of the Board S. Prabakaran said the Board found out that more than 100 bus shelters had been set up without permission and were collecting money for advertisements at such facilities.
“We cracked down on 10 such shelters on Tuesday near Asargana. Other unauthorised shelters will also be brought down,” he said.
