Feb 27, 2025 09:01 PM IST
A bench of chief justice Suresh Kumar Kait and justice Vivek Jain ordered the elimination of the hall following the report of an knowledgeable committee
BHOPAL: The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh excessive courtroom on Thursday ordered the state authorities to dismantle Indore’s 11.8km lengthy Bus Speedy Transport System (BRTS) hall in-built 2013.
A view of the BRT bus stand in Indore (HT File Picture)
A bench of chief justice Suresh Kumar Kait and justice Vivek Jain ordered the elimination of the BRTS hall, observing that it was impractical within the current circumstances. An knowledgeable committee arrange by the excessive courtroom earlier had concluded that there was no want for a BRTS hall in Indore.
The excessive courtroom ruling comes months after Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav introduced in November 2024 that the federal government would scrap the Indore BRTS hall constructed at an estimated price of ₹350 crore. The Mohan Yadav authorities had beforehand additionally scrapped a BRTS hall in-built state capital Bhopal by his predecessor Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Yadav informed reporters in November that the elimination of the BRTS hall would assist scale back the site visitors woes of the general public and ship optimistic outcomes.
Two petitions had been filed within the Indore bench of the excessive courtroom towards the hall by social activist Kishore Kodwani in 2013. The petitions towards the hall, which stretches from Niranjanpur to Rajiv Gandhi Statue, had been transferred to the principle bench in Jabalpur in November 2024.
In its report, a five-member committee arrange by the excessive courtroom mentioned a flyover had been constructed on AB highway to ease site visitors. “In the present circumstances, the BRTS corridor is putting pressure on the traffic, which causes trouble for the people due to a separate lane for BRTS.
Senior advocate Amit Agrawal said after the construction of the flyover, the separate lane for BRTS corridor was not required for speedy transportation. “The government also supported the removal of the BRTS corridor,” he mentioned.
City growth knowledgeable Ashok Manhar mentioned this was the proper choice because the stress on the roads has elevated through the years because of the variety of two and 4 wheelers. “It was never a viable idea to give one third of the road for running buses only.”
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