Inter State Bus Terminal, Raipur
Bus stand
General information
Other names	ISBT Ravanbhantha ISBT Tikrapara ISBT Mathpara
Location	6J9J+W7M, Ravanbhatha, Patel Para, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492001 India
Coordinates	21°13′12″N 81°37′50″E / 21.22°N 81.630556°E / 21.22; 81.630556
Owned by	Dudhadhari Math Trust Government of Chhattisgarh Raipur Municipal Corporation
Operated by	Government of Chhattisgarh Raipur Municipal Corporation
Managed by	Government of Chhattisgarh Raipur Municipal Corporation
Distance	5 km from Raipur Junction 16 km from Swami Vivekananda Airport
Bus stands	1
Bus operators	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	No
Architectural style	Bus terminus Bus stand
Other information
Status	Active
Fare zone	6
Website	http://www.cgtransport.gov.in/ https://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in//
History
Opened	15 November 2021 (2021-11-15)
Previous names	Minimata Bus Stand, Pandri
Passengers
Total	More than 5000 (2022)
Rank	1st (in Central & Eastern India)
Services
Parking, Shops, Food Courts, Hotels, Lounge, Waiting Room
Location
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Inter State Bus Terminal, Raipur officially Sri Balaji Swami Trust Sri Dudhadhari Math Inter State Bus Terminal also known as ISBT Bhatagaon is a newly constructed hi-tech bus stand situated in 25 acres at the Bhatagaon area of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Being the first ISBT in Chhattisgarh the bus terminal is the largest bus station in whole Central and Eastern India with a capability of 300 buses in a day with a number of facilities. Its an Interstate Bus terminal which caters bus services to passengers come from adjoining States like: Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, etc. The main purpose for the stand is to replace the Minimata Agam Dass Guru Bus stand, Pandri, as the stand was creating traffic problems and wasn't safe so this stand has been constructed at the outskirts of Raipur City. This terminal was inaugurated by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on 20 August 2021. Management of the Terminal started from 15 November 2021 after 2 months of inauguration on the occasion of Devotthan Ekadashi and after 28 years old Pandri Bus Stand is now closed.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Area

The area is made on 25 acres land of Dudhadhari Mandir, Raipur at the outskirts of Raipur City, the bus stand is located In front of Sri Har Nilkantheshwar Dhaam, a famous Shiv Temple in Raipur.

Foundation laying, construction, inauguration and opening

The foundation stone laying ceremony for terminal was done by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in the year 2019. The construction were done by Raipur Nagar Nigam and Government of Chhattisgarh.

Controversies

There have been many disputes in the Terminal, the first dispute was between Dudhadhari Math Trust and the Government of Chhattisgarh, they were demanding for ownership of all shops in the terminal which was refused by the Government of Chhattisgarh and it was the main problem for the inauguration of terminal but was solved by May 2021. The other controversies are political disputes between BJP and INC. The last dispute was that the Terminal has been inaugurated but the services of all buses haven't started which was planned by 15 September but not done, the reason given by Government of Chhattisgarh is that the roads aren't ready so after roads will prepared and the buses will start. On this issue, BJP and other political parties keep besieging the state government from time to time. A three-day dry run or trial of buses on the ISBT was between 10 and 13 November 2021 and finally after 2 months of inauguration from 15 November 2021, the management for ISBT started and the old Pandri Stand closed.^{[9][10][11][12]}

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