Mangalore City Corporation Plans to Construct More Bus Bays in The City: These Locations Are Selected

The Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) has planned to provide more bus bays in Mangalore city for the convenience of commuters, through private participation. Due to lack of bus bays, commuters are forced to wait for buses by the side of the road where there are no proper facilities.

Kuldeep Kumar R Jain, then the commissioner of police, had sent a letter on July 24 to the commissioner of MCC requesting the corporation to provide bus shelter at 53 locations in the city. In the letter he stated that participants have been raising the issue at grievance meets of the city police. There were complaints that commuters are made to stand by the side of roads in rain and sun since there are no bus shelters at majority of the bus stops.

The police commissioner had suggested new bus shelters near Milagres College, Milagres Church, Avery Junction, Kankanady Junction, Karavali Circle, Bendoorwell Junction, Balmatta Junction, on Bunts Hostel Road near Ambedkar Circle, Karangalpady, AB Shetty Circle, Attavar Katte, KMC Attavar, near Unity Hospital, City Hospital, Mallikatte, Shivabagh, Bikarnakatte, Rao and Rao Circle, Kottara Chowki, Kuntikana, Mukka, and several other locations in the city.

MCC commissioner Anand CL said that the corporation will study the feasibility of constructing bus bays at eight locations. which can be created through advertisement agencies.