Haldwani’s wait for a modern Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) would soon be over, as decks for constructing the proposed ISBT at Golapaar, Haldwani have been cleared. The proposed ISBT is being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs110 crore. An amount of Rs50 crore would be spent on the construction works in the first phase, said State Finance Minister and MlA from Haldwani Assembly constituency, Indira Hridayesh, adding that the budgetary arrangements have been made by the Government on this matter.
After the completion of the first phase of works, the old roadways bus station and the KMOU bus terminal located in main Haldwani city would be shifted to the new ISBT, she further said. According to the fine-print of the plan, the work of equipping the new ISBT with basic amenities and buildings would be done in the second phase with an cost of about Rs60 crore.
This will be the second modern ISBT in the State after Dehradun. However, the area of ISBT in Haldwani would be three time more spacious than the one in Dehradun, said Hridayesh.The ISBT at Golapaar Haldwani would come up over eight hectares. The land has been transferred to the transport department which is looking after the construction work by the forest department.
More so, an amount of Rs66 lakh has been given to the forest department against trees felled in the aforesaid land and other related works. Thus, all the basic formalities in regard to the land acquisition have been completed, the officials concerned of the Nainital district administration said.