<p>Constructed by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) at a cost of Rs 13 crore, the TTMC, first of ten such centres in the City, is funded by Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and is a joint initiative between Government of India (35 pc), Government of Karnataka (15 pc) and BMTC (50 pc). <br /><br />A transport package of Rs 3,000 crore has been granted to the BMTC under JNNRUM to improve the infrastructure of bus stations in the City. <br /><br />The construction of this swanky futuristic bus station was taken up under Rs 430 cr grant of the package.<br /><br />The TTMC is equipped with a ‘Park and Ride’ facility for people to drive in, leave their cars/two-wheelers, board a bus and head for office. <br /><br />Decongesting roads<br /><br />The idea is to offer facilities that pave way for decongestion of roads. <br /><br />The TTMC will also house a multi-level parking lot, mini-shopping centres, food courts, BangaloreOne kiosks, ATMs and other utilities.<br /><br />Sources in BMTC said that the on going construction of nine more TTMCs - Shanthi Nagar, Domlur, Yeshwantpur, Bannerghatta, Kengeri, Koramangala, Vijayanagar, Banashankari and ITPL - will be completed in July 2010.<br /><br />“The government has already accorded approval for construction of a TTMC at Hebbal on Public-Private Partnership basis. Ernst and Young has been roped in as a consultant to take the project forward. As many as 35 TTMCs are in the pipeline as PPP projects. The process is expected to move forward shortly” said a BMTC official.<br /><br />JNNURM buses<br /><br />Meanwhile, the first of BMTC buses, funded under JNNURM, is also scheduled to be flagged off from the new Jayanagar TTMC. “It will be a mix of low-floor Volvo buses and regular Suvarna buses and will carry a distinct JNNURM logo on both sides, a pre-condition from the Ministry of Urban Development,” added the official.<br /><br />DH News Service</p>
<p>Constructed by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) at a cost of Rs 13 crore, the TTMC, first of ten such centres in the City, is funded by Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and is a joint initiative between Government of India (35 pc), Government of Karnataka (15 pc) and BMTC (50 pc). <br /><br />A transport package of Rs 3,000 crore has been granted to the BMTC under JNNRUM to improve the infrastructure of bus stations in the City. <br /><br />The construction of this swanky futuristic bus station was taken up under Rs 430 cr grant of the package.<br /><br />The TTMC is equipped with a ‘Park and Ride’ facility for people to drive in, leave their cars/two-wheelers, board a bus and head for office. <br /><br />Decongesting roads<br /><br />The idea is to offer facilities that pave way for decongestion of roads. <br /><br />The TTMC will also house a multi-level parking lot, mini-shopping centres, food courts, BangaloreOne kiosks, ATMs and other utilities.<br /><br />Sources in BMTC said that the on going construction of nine more TTMCs - Shanthi Nagar, Domlur, Yeshwantpur, Bannerghatta, Kengeri, Koramangala, Vijayanagar, Banashankari and ITPL - will be completed in July 2010.<br /><br />“The government has already accorded approval for construction of a TTMC at Hebbal on Public-Private Partnership basis. Ernst and Young has been roped in as a consultant to take the project forward. As many as 35 TTMCs are in the pipeline as PPP projects. The process is expected to move forward shortly” said a BMTC official.<br /><br />JNNURM buses<br /><br />Meanwhile, the first of BMTC buses, funded under JNNURM, is also scheduled to be flagged off from the new Jayanagar TTMC. “It will be a mix of low-floor Volvo buses and regular Suvarna buses and will carry a distinct JNNURM logo on both sides, a pre-condition from the Ministry of Urban Development,” added the official.<br /><br />DH News Service</p>