The Dispute Over Shifting Of Sunam’s Bus Stand Will End
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The dispute over shifting of Sunam’s bus stand will end, cost is 9 crore 16 lakh rupees, will be built on 4.5 acres of land
Proposal To Shift Bus Stand Near Gurdwara Sachkhand Approved, The dispute over shifting of Sunam bus stand that has been going on for a long time will end. The city council has given the green signal to the proposal to shift the bus stand. This bus stand is being shifted near Gurudwara Sachkhand.The bus stand to be built on 4.5 acres of land is estimated to cost Rs 9 crore 16 lakh. The bus stand will be equipped with ultra-modern facilities. Let us tell you that there has been a dispute over shifting of Sunam bus stand for a long time.
A section of the city wants to shift the bus stand, the argument being given is that the bus stand has come in the middle of a dense population. It should be shifted in the open but the shopkeepers around the bus stand do not want to shift the bus stand citing their business. There has also been a dispute over the location of the bus stand. Some people wanted to shift the bus stand to Bathinda Road. Amidst this dispute, the city council has passed the proposal to shift the bus stand near Gurudwara Sachkhand.
Shifting of the bus stand will affect the business of 250 shopkeepersVyapar Mandal representative Pawan Gujran says that shifting the bus stand will affect the business of more than 250 shopkeepers there. Leaders have already given statements to renovate the bus stand instead of shifting it, so the plan to renovate this bus stand should be given priority.
A plan was prepared to build a new bus stand in collaboration with PWD B&R department
A plan was prepared by the Nagar Council in collaboration with the PWD B&R department to build a new bus stand in the city.
On 3 December 2024, while approving the plan under proposal number 293, approval was given to get this work done by PWD. The case of the land adjoining Gurdwara Shri Sachkhand Sahib has been decided in favor of the Nagar Council by the court.
After taking the adjoining land of Punjab Waqf Board on lease, the Nagar Council presented a proposal to shift the bus stand to the land of the Waqf Board, which has been approved.
Nagar Council EO Bal Krishna says that the proposal to shift the bus stand has been passed. The responsibility of construction has been given to the PWD B&R department.
There has been opposition to the temporary bus stand Let us tell you that an underbridge is being constructed at the railway gate near the bus stand. Due to this, about two months ago the bus stand was temporarily shifted to the road near Gurdwara Sachkhand.
Due to this, the silence at the bus stand caused anger among the shopkeepers, after which the shopkeepers approached Cabinet Minister Aman Arora. A request was made not to shift the bus stand.