Town bus stand opened at night for mofussil buses

Conceding the request of the police for easing traffic congestion at Gandhipuram area, the Coimbatore Mayor, R. Venkatachalam, has ordered for parking the City Town Bus stand at Gandhipuram open at night for operation of mofussil buses. The bus stand would be open for the operation of the mofussil buses after the town buses wind up their services. Hitherto, mofussil buses used to be parked on the road near bus stand on V.K.K. Menon Road. In the absence of a regulated system for buses, passengers used to board the buses in a hurry on sighting the bus.

This became a blessing in disguise for the criminals indulging in pocket picking, chain snatching and bag lifting. The City Police Commissioner, C.K. Gandhirajan, has promised to deploy personnel for providing adequate security to the passengers and their belongings and the properties inside the bus stand.