Patna,(BiharTimes): Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday approved the development of the inter-state bus terminal (ISBT). It will be spread in 26-acre on Patna-Gaya Road.
The ISBT is estimated to cost Rs 200 crore and it would comprise a commercial complex, waiting lounge, food court and parking lots for taxis and autorickshaws.
According to S Siddharth, secretary, urban development and housing the decision was taken during a departmental review meeting headed by the chief minister on Thursday. The proposed bus stand, to be built on the lines of inter-state bus terminals in Delhi and Chennai and would allow movement of 3,000 buses daily.
The terminal would act as a transit point for buses plying from Patna to various destinations in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal etc.
Official sources said the the project would be executed in the state-funded mode, but would be subject to cabinet approval. Its completion would take over 30 months from the date the project takes off.
The city buses would operate from the proposed terminal only. The existing bus depot of the city is at Bankipore on the north of Gandhi Maidan.
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