Deputy Chief Minister, Mukesh Agnihotri directed the departmental officials to get speedy forest clearance for paving the way for timely completion of the inter-state, modern bus stand at Dharamshala. He said that this bus stand was being constructed under Dharamshala smart city project and will provide necessary facilities to the commuters. The Deputy CM also inspected work of under construction HRTC bus depot Dharamshala to be completed with an outlay of Rs. 13 crores. This bus stand will have a provision to park around 40 buses and being built under smart city project, to be completed by June, 2023.
Similarly, he also inspected the ongoing construction work of the of multi-storey bus stand at Macleodganj, which besides easing the traffic congestion at Macleodganj, the headquarter of Tibetan Government in exile, will also facilitate the visitors coming to seek the blessings of His Holiness Dalai Lama. This bus stand will have a provision of parking 200 small vehicles besides space for around 15 buses. The Deputy CM was accompanied by MLA Ashish Butail, Bhawani Singh Pathania, Managing Director, HRTC, Sandeep Kumar and other senior officials.