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New alternative bus terminal to ease traffic congestion
The Statesman
|November 21, 2024
The state transport department, in collaboration with the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) inaugurated a new alternative bus terminal at Tinbatti, near Uttarkanya Branch Secretariat in Siliguri.
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Siliguri mayor Goutam Deb, a former minister for North Bengal development and tourism, took the initiative to establish this terminal as an alternative to the old bus stand near the court, aiming to reduce traffic congestion in Siliguri town.
The new terminal, set up on a 2.5-acre plot belonging to the North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC), lay abandoned for several years.
Mayor Goutam Deb, NBSTC chairman Partha Pratim Roy, and other officials flagged off four new buses operating on four routes from the terminal.
This story is from the November 21, 2024 edition of The Statesman.
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