SHILLONG: The inter-state bus terminus (ISBT) in Tura will be ready for inauguration shortly.
Informing this here, Urban Affairs Principal Secretary P Naik said that the construction work for the ISBT, which is expected to reduce traffic congestion in Tura, is almost complete.
The Centre had sanctioned Rs 45 crore for the project which covers 90 per cent of the total cost, while the NBCC is bearing the remaining 10 per cent.
The proposed ISBT would accommodate 50 buses plying to and from all corners of the State to Tura.
While the ISBT at Tura is nearing its completion, the construction work for the ISBT in Mawiong and ISTT at Sumer have remained non starters even though the project was conceptualized almost three years back.
The Planning Commission had approved construction of an ISBT and an Inter State Truck Terminus (ISTT) at Mawiong and Sumer respectively at costs of Rs 48.31 crore and Rs 26 crore respectively.
