Work for expansion of New Bus Stand at Ramanathapuram begins
The Hindu
Ramanathapuram Collector B. Vishnu Chandran laid foundation stone for expansion of New Bus Stand at a cost of ₹20 crore. Expansion to 16,909.5 sq.ft. will decongest bus stand & facilitate buses from Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruchi, Tirunelveli to Rameswaram. Construction to be completed in one year. MLA Kadhar Basha Muthuramalingam, Chairperson R.K. Karmegam & Commissioner Ajitha Parveen present.
Ramanathapuram Collector B. Vishnu Chandran on Thursday laid the foundation stone for expansion of the New Bus stand at a cost of ₹20 crore.
The Collector said that the expansion of the new bus stand to 16,909.5 square feet would decongest the bus stand.
Buses from Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruchi, Tirunelveli that are bound to Rameswaram would use the new facility. The construction work has been scheduled to be completed in one year.
Ramanathapuram MLA Kadhar Basha Muthuramalingam, Ramanathapuram Municipal Chairperson R.K. Karmegam, Municipal Commissioner Ajitha Parveen were present.
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