Nabarangpur, Feb, 27: A new modern Atal bus stand with a distinctive 4-floor design will be constructed in Nabarangpur town at a cost of Rs50 crore. The tender process for this project has been completed.
The municipal authority has leased out the stalls to interested parties under contract after verification. The bus stand will have 98 stalls spread across three levels.
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The new bus stand will feature 4 floors with 98 stalls.
The current partially constructed bus stand, which is in a dilapidated condition, will be demolished. The project will be executed by the Odisha Police Housing Board.
A significant meeting regarding the project was held under the chairmanship of District Collector Dr. Maheswar Swain.
All existing stall owners from the current bus stand will be allocated stalls in the new bus stand. Previously, there were 84 stalls of 10/12 size and broader stalls. For shopkeepers operating in large stalls, arrangements will be made to provide one stall per two current large stalls, according to the District Collector.
The municipal executive officer, Dr. Ashok Kumar Karn, has been instructed by the District Collector to issue a formal resolution regarding the allocation.
Facilities in the new bus stand:
Shops, food parks, cafés, rest areas, etc., will be available.
The third floor will have a training hall and an OSRTC office.
The ground floor will have counters for government and private bus ticketing.
The bus stand will cover 3.35 acres, accommodating 19 buses at rest and 18 buses in transit.
Each floor will have separate facilities including waiting areas and toilets for women, men, differently-abled, and third-gender individuals.
The design of the bus stand was presented by Gouranga Charan Jena, Project Manager, Odisha Housing Board, via slides, detailing the layout and facilities.
The tender for the project has been finalized at Rs 50.70 crore, and construction is expected to be completed within the next 23 months. During the construction phase, the temporary police barracks will be used as a provisional bus stand in coordination with the police department.
Previously, under the earlier government, a bus stand project costing Rs 6.9 crore had begun, but construction stopped in 2023 when it was only partially completed. Now, the old structure will be completely demolished.
Attendees of the meeting included:
District Collector Tapan Kumar Khuntia
Sub-Collector Prakash Kumar Mishra
RTO Jitendra Kumar Bhoy
Chief Development Officer Biranchi Narayan Darwan
OSRTC Nabarangpur Manager Santosh Kumar Nayak
Household bus owners’ association president Prakash Tripathy
Shop owner Sudarshan Panigrahi
Around 60 stall owners and other stakeholders
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