Summary:
As the bus stand was still not able to cater to the increasing traffic and passenger movement, there has been a clamour to establish an integrated bus stand. But the nearly two-decade old proposal on the establishment of an integrated bus stand has failed to take off as consensus eludes the choice of a suitable site for the bus stand. The Central Bus Stand, it is felt, would retain its utility even if an integrated bus stand comes up in the city and its redevelopment could help de-congest the area. Mr.
Ravichandran, however, affirmed that the move to redevelop the Central Bus Stand would not impinge on the proposal to set up an integrated bus stand in the city. Last year Chief Minister Edappadi K.
Palaniswami announced that the integrated bus stand would be established at Kottapattu..