Karnal old bus stand to be redeveloped

Parveen Arora

Tribune News Service

Karnal, March 28

The old bus stand, situated in the heart of the city, will be redeveloped by Karnal Smart City Ltd., a company looking after the Smart City project. This project was earlier shelved by the state government due to the Covid pandemic, but now, it has been taken up. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has given nod to the project. A detailed project report (DPR) has been prepared.

As per the DPR, it will be have facilities of a commercial plaza, intra-city bus stand, public utility spaces. “We have shortlisted three plans and the Chief Minister has given nod to one of them. We have prepared the DPR and will again send it to the CM for the final nod,” said Nishant Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner who is also the CEO of Karnal Smart City Ltd.

The old bus stand is spread in around 8.75 acres. To give relief to residents from the traffic congestion, the state government got constructed a new bus stand on the national highway near the Baldi bypass.

“We will develop a commercial plaza in around 1.8 acres. Shops will be constructed and later auctioned, so that people can get space to establish their business,” said the DC, adding that the intra-city bus stand will also be developed in around 2.25 acres. The buses running under the city bus service project and also the buses of the district routes will pass from it. An e-rickshaw and auto stand will also be established.

Apart from this, an interactive park, digital library, skill centre along with other public utilities and museum will also be developed in the remaining areas of the old bus stand, the DC asserted.

He said the new project would not only add to the beauty of the city, but also increase the revenue of the Karnal Municipal Corporation.