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Approval to modernise 99 bus shelters in Chennai

— Photo: K. Pichumani

Set to change: The bus shelter on Gandhi Irwin road, Egmore, figures in the list of such facilities that are to be modernised by Chennai Corporation.

CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation Council on Tuesday approved the proposals to modernise 99 bus shelters under the control of the civic body.

The bus shelters to be modernised include those on Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Royapettah High Road, College Road, Gandhi Irwin Road, Nungambakam High Road, Pantheon Road, Tank Bund Road, Bharathi Salai, Adithanar Salai, Anna Nagar Second Avenue, N. S. C. Bose Road, Rajaji Salai, Vepery High Road, M.T.H.Road, Spur Tank Road, Kodambakkam High Road, Dr.Ambedkar Salai, Kotturpuram Road, Sardar Patel Road, Santhome High Road, Greenways Road, R.K.Mutt Road and Dr.Durgabai Deshmuk Road.

The bids of five companies for the bus shelter modernisation project were scrutinised sometime ago. The bid of one of them, Laqshya Media Pvt Ltd., which emerged successful was placed before the Works Committee and the Committee on Taxation and Finance. On Tuesday, the bid was placed for approval before the Corporation Council. Under the project, the company would have to install shelters made of stainless steel according to the design specifications of the civic body.

The Corporation has around 740 bus shelters, including 377 that were handed over by Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) following a court order. All shelters would be modernised in a phased manner.

MTC gets a revenue of Rs.30,000 per year from a bus shelter. Following the modernisation, the Chennai Corporation would be paid by the company constructing the shelters.

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