Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has decided to build 328 bus shelters on 11 city routes These bus shelters are part of the commuter friendly initiative by the GMDA. Officials of the GMDA and Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus limited (GMCBl) kicked off the work of the bus queue shelters on Monday at Huda City Centre Metro Station.
All the bus shelters will be readied in 10 months. The estimated cost of per bus stop shelter will be around Rs 10 lakh 50 thousand. Besides, around 125 Bus stop shelters are being built by Municipal Corporation Gurugram (MCG).
“GMDA will erect 328 bus queue shelters on 11 different routes across the city in a phased manner. In the first phase around 164 queue shelter will be built and rest 164 will also be built in the second phase,” Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at GMCBl, Dr Chander Shekhar Khare, said.
The work has been started on Route No 3. On this route around 49 bus stop shelters will be built between Huda City Centre to Dharam puri (Shobha city). Meanwhile, 46 shelters will be constructed by the GMDA on the same route. Mo-reover, on route no 4 between Ghata to Palam Vihar, there will be around 63 bus stop shelters by the development authority.
It may be noted that Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority in collaboration with Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus limited, is planning to launch around 500 CNG buses in a phased manner. The authority is working on a plan to launch at least 200 buses in the first phase by August 2018. The GMCBl has prepared an action plan on the project at least 200 buses for 11 routes in the first phase and 25 routes have been finalised for 500 buses. The 11 routes will be from Gurugram bus stand to Manesar, Harsaru village to Dundahera, HUDA City Centre Metro Station to Dharmapuri (Shobha City), Ghata village to Palam Vihar, Basai chowk to HUDA City Centre metro station, Railway station to HUDA City Centre Metro Station, Gurugram bus stand to Farrukhnagar, Bus stand to Palam Vihar, Iffco Chowk to Sohna Road (Badshahpur), Bus stand to Ambience mall and Sector 56 to Dundahera village, an official said.