On record
Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi inaugurated this new bus terminal on municipal council land in December 2021, but over two years later it has never actually been used for buses, instead becoming a parking lot for defunct Municipal Council vehicles. A dispute between the Fazilka Municipal Council and the state Transport Department over entry fees (~₹20 lakh/year), plus the absence of a workshop and fuelling infrastructure at the new site, has kept it shut while passengers continue to use the old, congested in-town bus stand.
The official record states: "The Transport Department has resisted paying the MC's proposed entry fee and cites the missing workshop and petrol pump facilities as reasons for not relocating; the MC says it is losing about ₹15-20 lakh a year in uncollected fees."
“Inaugurated by a Chief Minister, then used to store the council's broken vehicles. Not a single bus.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
- https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/one-year-on-fazilka-bus-terminal-non-operational-458423
- https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/2-years-on-rs-35-cr-fazilka-bus-stand-turns-into-parking-lot-576227
Visitor reviews Satire
“Inaugurated by a Chief Minister and currently storing the municipal council's broken-down vehicles. Not one bus.”
“The council wants twenty lakh a year in entry fees and the transport department will not pay, so nobody moves.”
“Five crore of building on thirty crore of land, and passengers still crowd the old stand in the middle of town.”