Gonikoppa, July 8: A new addition has now arrived in the commercial city of Gonikoppa, the heart of South Kodagu. The countdown has begun for the inauguration of the Hi-Tech Bus Station, which has been awaited by the public for many years.
It is special that the new Hi-Tech Bus Station is being inaugurated on the 52nd birthday of Virajpet assembly constituency MLA and former legal advisor to the Chief Minister A.S. Ponnanna on 9th July (today).
The dilapidated passenger shelter was demolished decades ago. However, only the construction work has been delayed. Due to the lack of a well-equipped bus station in Gonikoppa, passengers going to distant towns and local citizens have been facing difficulties for the last 10 years. During the last assembly elections, MLA A.S. Ponnanna had promised to build a Hi-Tech bus station in Gonikoppa. After becoming an MLA, the government released the necessary funds and built a well-equipped bus stand under a massive,The safety of passengers has been given top priority in the new bus stand, and 16 CCTV cameras have been installed around it. A clean drinking water system and separate well-equipped toilets have been built for the convenience of passengers. The long-standing demand of the public and passengers for a better bus stand in Gonikoppal will now be fulfilled. As a significant step to commemorate the service of freedom fighters, the new high-tech bus stand in Gonikoppal has been named after Kollimada Karumbayya, a freedom fighter from Kotur village in Ponnampet taluk. Statues of great personalities are being unveiled in one part of the bus stand. The grand statues of Bharat Ratna B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution, and M.A. Belyappa, popularly known as the Gandhi of Kodagu, will be erected here.
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