TheMaharana Pratap Interstate Bus Terminus (Maharana Pratap ISBT), popularly known asKashmere Gate Interstate Bus Terminus (Kashmere Gate ISBT), located inKashmere Gate,Old Delhi,Delhi,India, is the oldest and one of the largestInter-State Bus Terminals in India. It operates bus services between Delhi and the neighbouring states and union territories ofHaryana,Jammu and Kashmir,Ladakh, Punjab,Himachal Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh,Rajasthan andUttarakhand. Spanning about 5.3 acres, it handles over 1,800 buses a day.[1]
Maharana Pratap ISBT became operational in 1976.[2] It served as the only ISBT in Delhi till 1993 when it was transferred to the Transport Department, whereafter two new ISBTs were constructed inSarai Kale Khan andAnand Vihar to de-congest the overcrowded Maharana Pratap ISBT. It was renovated in 2011–2012 byDIMTS at a cost of ₹ 70 crores, and inaugurated in 2013 by thenChief Minister of Delhi,Sheila Dikshit.[3]
The terminus has 45 departure bus bays, eight idle bus bays, and 13 arrival bus bays,[4] all catering to interstate buses or buses to other ISBTs in Delhi. City bus services, operated by theDelhi Transport Corporation, run from the section known as the DTC Block.
The departure block, waiting area, and food court are centrally air-conditioned. Reverse osmosis plants have been installed to supply clean drinking water to the passengers. A high-speed, secured Wi-Fi zone provide passengers internet connectivity. To keep the structure environmentally-friendly, a sewage treatment plant has been installed with the capacity of 1000 cubic meters per day. The sewage water is treated and recycled to be used in the air-conditioning plant and for the purpose of horticulture and flushing toilets. A new parking management system has also been developed that is capable of storing data of buses entering and exiting the premises. High-resolution CCTV cameras have also been installed for surveillance.
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