Khadgarha Bus Stand will soon be expanded further to accommodate the increasing number of buses plying from Ranchi. During a meeting called by Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) with the Bus Owner’s Association in Ranchi, it was decided to keep it clean and not to allow any illegal vendors in the premises of Khadgarha Bus Stand.
“Officials of Bus Owners Association have been directed to ensure the premises of Khadgarha Bus Stand neat and clean and also check illegal vendors enter it,” said the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of RMC Divyanshu Jha. They have also been directed to ensure that buses to only notified destinations depart from the Bus Stand, he added.
Jha further said that bus owners also had some complaints, including space crunch in the bus stand making it always overburdened most of the times, which will be duly taken care of by the RMC.
“A decision has been taken to expand the Khadgarha Bus Stand towards its back at the one acre of land lying vacant since long,” Jha said. Technical section has been asked to float a tender in this regard after discussing the issue with them, he added.
Bus Owners Association complained that the they have to park as many as 1000 buses in the space meant for only 500 buses resulting into a complete mess at the Bus Stand.
“We have proposed to expand the Bus Stand on its back side for which they have ensured that a tender will be out very soon,” said President of Bus Owners Association Krishan Mohan Singh. Meanwhile, they have asked to prepare a list of number of routes on which the buses are plying and also the number of buses operative in the State, which will be provided to them within a day or two, he added.
Singh, during the meeting also suggested the RMC to in coordination with each other to improve condition of Khadgarha Buses Stand.