Inter State Bus Terminal, Raipur
Sri Balaji Swami Trust Sri Dudhadhari Math Inter State Bus Terminal श्री बालाजी स्वामी ट्रस्ट श्री दूधाधारी मठ अंतरराज्यीय बस टर्मिनल | ||
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Bus stand | ||
![]() Inter State Bus Terminal, Raipur | ||
General information | ||
Other names | ISBT Ravanbhantha ISBT Tikrapara ISBT Mathpara | |
Location | 6J9J+W7M, Ravanbhatha, Patel Para, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492001 India | |
Coordinates | 21°13′12″N 81°37′50″E / 21.22°N 81.630556°ECoordinates: 21°13′12″N 81°37′50″E / 21.22°N 81.630556°E | |
Owned by | Dudhadhari Mandir Trust Government of Chhattisgarh Raipur Municipal Corporation | |
Operated by | Government of Chhattisgarh Raipur Municipal Corporation | |
Managed by | Government of Chhattisgarh Raipur Municipal Corporation | |
Distance | 5 km from Raipur Junction 16 km from Swami Vivekananda Airport | |
Bus stands | 1 | |
Bus operators | 2 | |
Construction | ||
Parking | Yes | |
Bicycle facilities | No | |
Disabled access | No | |
Architectural style | Bus terminus Bus stand | |
Other information | ||
Status | Active | |
Fare zone | 6 | |
Website | http://www.cgtransport.gov.in/ https://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in// | |
History | ||
Opened | 15 November 2021 | |
Previous names | Minimata Bus Stand, Pandri | |
Passengers | ||
Total | More than 5000 (2022) | |
Rank | 1st (in Central & Eastern India) | |
Services | ||
Parking, Shops, Food Courts, Hotels, Lounge, Waiting Room
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Location | ||
![]() ![]() Sri Balaji Swami Trust Sri Dudhadhari Math Inter State Bus Terminal Location in Chhattisgarh |
Sri Balaji Swami Trust Sri Dudhadhari Math Inter State Bus Terminal (Chhattisgarhi/ Hindi: श्री बालाजी स्वामी ट्रस्ट श्री दूधाधारी मठ अंतरराज्यीय बस टर्मिनल) also spoken as ISBT Raipur or ISBT Bhatagaon is a newly constructed hi-tech bus stand situated in 25 acres at the Bhatagaon area of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Being the first ISBT in Chhattisgarh the bus terminal is the largest bus station in whole Central and Eastern India with a capability of 300 buses in a day with a number of facilities. Its an Interstate Bus terminal which caters bus services to passengers come from adjoining States like: Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, etc. The main purpose for the stand is to replace the Minimata Agam Dass Guru Bus stand, Pandri, as the stand was creating traffic problems and wasn't safe so this stand has been constructed at the outskirts of Raipur City. This terminal was inaugurated by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on 20 August 2021. Management of the Terminal started from 15 November, 2021 after 2 months of inauguration on the occasion of Devotthan Ekadashi and after 28 years old Pandri Bus Stand is now closed.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Area[]
The area is made on 25 acres land of Dudhadhari Mandir, Raipur at the outskirts of Raipur City, the bus stand is located Infront of Sri Har Nilkantheshwar Dhaam, a famous Shiv Temple in Raipur.
Foundation laying, construction, inauguration and opening[]
The foundation stone laying ceremony for terminal was done by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in the year 2019. The construction were done by Raipur Nagar Nigam and Government of Chhattisgarh.
Construction[]
The ISBT planned with a central building (G+4) providing transportation and commercial services. The surrounding to the building, the circulation has been planned which includes the services such as commercial, parking, diesel pump and other supporting facilities. The ground floor of the building will provide services for the commuters accessing the ISBT. Services like ticketing counters, waiting lobby, food counter, cloak room etc. are all planned at the ground floor for the ease of commuters. Along with these services, RUPTS proposes ATM vending machines at the Ground floor of ISBT. The Location for these ATMs are at right in the centre and close to the entrance of the building making them highly visible to the commuters and other common public. The location for the proposed ATMs’ have been highlighted in red colour in the drawing below. Each ATM has been allocated a space of approx.100 sq.fts.[7]
Inauguration[]
After 2 years, Government of Chhattisgarh decided to inaugurate the terminal on August 23, 2021, on the Occasion of Bhupesh Baghel's Birthday but it preponed to 20 August as of Rajiv Gandhi Birthday, former Prime Minister of India and a senior Congress Leader.[8]
Opening[]
After some days of Inauguration, the terminal wasn't started and the trial was scheduled to one week later of inauguration. But the Main Road for Connecting Terminal & Ring Road (Bhatagaon Chowk) was damaged as of Construction. After 1.5 Months the road was ready but due to the festive season the trial again postponed. Finally after Diwali, a three-day trial was scheduled from 10 November to 13 November 2021 which ordered by Raipur Collector Saurabh Kumar and the trial was successful. Now, Raipur Administration ordered to closed Pandri Stand by 15 November and the new stand will operated from 15 November. Between 13-14 November all shops and Buses shifted to ISBT and after 28 years Minimata Bus Stand, Pandri closed. At 6 am of 15 November 2021 on Devotthan Ekadashi the first bus depaurted from the ISBT.
Controversies[]
There have been many disputes in the Terminal, the first dispute was between Dudhadhari Math Trust and the Government of Chhattisgarh, they were demanding for ownership of all shops in the terminal which was refused by the Government of Chhattisgarh and it was the main problem for the inauguration of terminal but was solved by May 2021. The other controversies are political disputes between BJP and INC. The last dispute was that the Terminal has been inaugurated but the services of all buses haven't started which was planned by 15 September but not done, the reason given by Government of Chhattisgarh is that the roads aren't ready so after roads will prepared and the buses will start. On this issue, BJP and other political parties keep besieging the state government from time to time. A three-day dry run or trial of buses on the ISBT was between 10th to 13th November 2021 and finally after 2 months of inauguration from 15th November 2021, the management for ISBT started and the old Pandri Stand closed.[9][10][11][12]
References[]
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- ^ "Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT), Raipur in the city Raipur". in.worldorgs.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ Feb 9, Cherrupreet Kaur / TNN /; 2017; Ist, 11:59. "hi-tech ISBT in capital: Construction on hi-tech ISBT in capital to begin this month | Raipur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
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- ^ "ISBT Raipur: लोकार्पण के एक माह बाद ही ISBT में बसों की आवाजाही हो पाएगी शुरू". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "One Week Late for Shifting Pandri Stand". IBC24 News : Chhattisgarh News, Madhya Pradesh News, Chhattisgarh News Live , Madhya Pradesh News Live, Chhattisgarh News In Hindi, Madhya Pradesh In Hindi (in Hindi). 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
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