Minister for Handlooms and Fabrics R. Gandhi, who on Thursday in Sholinghur in Sholinghur in Ranipet laid the foundation for the construction of a new bus terminal. You can also see collector Ju Chandrakala. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
On Thursday, it started to work on the construction of a new modern bus terminal in Sholinghur near Ranipet at the price of 4.66 GBP Crore.
The officials of Sholinghur, who maintained an old facility built in 1994, said that the constant increase in the trace, especially pilgrims from neighboring countries such as Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, required a civic body to build a new terminus with better civic equipment.
The Work on the New Terminus is the First Major Project Taken Up By the Civic Body After It Was Upgraded Into and the Municipalities From and Town Panchayat in 2021. ”As Town Witness and Steady Influx of Pilgrims Visiting The Hillock Temple From Easy and Safe Commute to Other Pilgrim Centres.
Minister for Handlooms and Fabrics R. Gandhi laid the foundation stone for the construction of the bus terminal in the presence of the collector Ranipet Ju Chandrakala. “The new device will help at least 15-20 surrounding the villages to transport farm products to large cities such as Arakkonam, Arcot, Walaiah and Kancheepuram,” K. Vembu, commuting.
City officials said that the new Terminus, which is to be built on 1.77 acres, would have two waiting halls for commuting, 10 bus bays, commercial complex, parking, public system, digital imaging boards, time holder, water and toilet equipment and ramps for people with disabilities. CCTV cameras and solar lights would also be installed.
Currently, there is 120 buses on the main road Sholinghur – Arakkonam, including large cities, including Sholinghur, Arakkonam, Vellore, Ambur, Katadadi and Gudiyatham, currently operating, 35 private buses, including Sholinghur, Arakkonam, Vellore, Ambur, Katpadi and Gudiyatham. These services stop at bus stops that do not have the right shelters and lighting.
Since the city is the main pilgrimage center with the Lakshminarasimha Swamy Temple on the hill, the village plans to connect arterial roads with a new term to help commuting easily travel to other large cities and pilgrimage centers such as Tiruupathi, Tirupathi, Chittoor and Sripuram) November and in November and November.
Regarding the generation of income, the civic body also plans to double the existing number of shops in the old Terminus at 200 with accommodation facilities on the first floor of the commercial complex on the new date. Accommodation facilities will help pilgrims from other places looking for cheap accommodation and easy travel, the city officials said.
The agricultural city, Sholinghur consists of 27 departments covering 9.5 km2 with a population of 1,13 lakh people, mostly dependent on agriculture and small businesses, the officials said.
Published – May 8, 2025 22:46
