Meherpur Municipality Bus Terminal Yet to start

Meherpur Municipality Bus Terminal Yet to start

More than nine year back Meherpur municipality bus terminal was built but no activities start as yet. For which the old bus stand has been continuing its works and the area remain traffic congestion almost all day long that causing road mishap.

According to municipality source, a bus terminal was built on 8.40 acres of land beside Meherpur-Chuadanga highway at the  suburb of the district town. The works had started on 15 June 2010.  Earth filling, building construction, some part of boundary wall including police box and canteen were completed.

During the time of physical verification two days back found that  all the allotted ticket counters to the different transport companies were under lock and key. The doors of four rooms found missing on the first floor of the terminal building and unfit or abandoned  motor parts kept in the rooms. The open spaces are full of grasses and bushes.

Some buses were found kept slovenly  near approach road for repairing.  

Regarding the existing old bus stand locals said, “A number of buses used to keep in the small bus stand and during the time of leaving to other destinations it is found waiting for long time by occupying half portion of the busy main road that causes hazards”.   

Besides, it was found that the battery run easy bikes wait hither and thither and used to surround the incoming buses to win passengers stooping the wayfarers and others vehicles. That is why the traffic movement comes to a standstill state for some while. Such undesired situation may be removed after running the new bus terminal, many opined.

Ataul Gani, Deputy Commissioner(DC) in the meetings of Regional Transport Committee (RTC) and  monthly District Law and Order committee instructed to park all the vehicles at new bus terminal leaving the road side. His instruction has been implemented partly. 

Hashem Ali, owner of a tea stall in the new terminal said many parts of the terminal are being damaged  for not using the same. Rain water also found pouring from  some places of the roof. Only two tea stalls found there used to visit them some mechanics who repair buses and trucks.

Atahar Ali a motor worker said that only the buses those have no work are kept here and the buses that need repair.  He also said that the area became secluded soon after sunset then the  addicts became desperate to take drugs. 

Matiar Rahman, General Secretary, Motor Sramik Union said that the bus terminal not yet fit for keeping buses that is why the bus owners shown reluctant to send their buses. If the bus owners association desires to keep their buses there, the worker do not have any objection.

Alhaj Golam Rasul, General Secretary, District Bus and Minibus Owners Association opined that the newly built terminal not yet ready. However, he wrote letter to the bus owners association of neighboring districts Chuadanga and Kushtia as per decision of the RTC and the monthly law and order meetings requesting them to use the new bus terminal for keeping and leaving  their buses  from the new terminal. He said with melancholy that the Chuadanga bus owners association did not pay heed rather they forbidden  plying all the local buses including coaches bound for the capital city whereas the Muslim festival knocking at the door.

Mahfuzur Rahman Riton, Mayor, Meherpur Muninicipality told  that we are waiting for tender that is under process. Within short time the work will be started . The works included mosque, falls, boundary wall and  floor construction thus the new bus terminal will get its beautiful shape.