The traffic congestion and inconvenience to people at the Baramunda bus-stand would soon be over as the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) would complete construction of a bus depot at Khandagiri in October for shifting of the present Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) bus depot from Baramunda.
The new bus depot for OSRTC at Khandagiri is part of the mega Inter-state Bus Terminal (ISBT) project at Baramunda, the cost of which is Rs 179.94 crore.
The bus depot, spread over 2.5 acres of land, is in the finishing stage.
The construction work was affected due to restrictions on movement of labourers for lockdown and shutdown for Covid-19.
The facility would have amenities like office, store-cum-driver rest room, workshop, washing bay and security room. Besides, there would be a dedicated electricity sub-station, lighting and illumination facilities at the depot. Two high-mast lights and 13 yard lights would be installed in the bus parking area.
The project is being developed by the Bridge and Roof Company India Ltd, a Central Government undertaking.
The construction works of the bus depot had started in November last year soon after the agreement was signed with the developer.
“The Khandagiri bus depot will be completed next month; and then, it will be handed over to the OSRTC by October 15,” said BDA Chief Engineer-cum-Engineering Member Rajendra Kumar Nayak, adding, “It will have a maintenance period of five years and a defect liability period of five years.”The depot can accommodate around 40 buses at a time.