Lack of basic facilities at the dilapidated bus terminus on Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH44) in Ambur, near Tirupattur, has irked commuters, including long-distance travellers, as they find it risky to board buses from the facility.
Commuters said the terminus did not have adequate seating arrangements in the waiting area. Most of the existing concrete benches were also damaged. The travellers also had to wait under a leaky roof as the plastering in many places had peeled off over the years. Cracks on the pillars were also visible. “Most of the lights in the terminus are dim and some are even broken. Boarding buses at the terminus in the evening seems to be risky,” said V. Kandan, a commuter.
Spread over 4,500 sq.ft, the terminus was built in 1988 by the Ambur Municipality, which maintains the facility. Around 20 buses can be parked in the bay, and the facility also has 15 petty shops. Most buses from Chennai, Bengaluru, Salem, Erode, Tirupattur and Kancheepuram halt at the terminus. Buses from Andhra Pradesh that pass through Tirupatti also stop at the facility to pick up and drop pilgrims.
