Keralam government issues technical sanction for first phase of KSRTC bus terminal at Karikkamury in Kochi

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription Published - August 28, 2026 01:26 am IST - KOCHI The first phase of the bus terminal complex at Karikkamury will be single-storey and have dedicated bus bays, while provision will be readied for its vertical expansion at a later stage. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The Keralam government has issued technical sanction to the Public Works department (PWD) to execute the first phase of the proposed KSRTC bus terminal at Karikkamury, near the existing bus stand. “With the ₹13-crore project receiving technical sanction, the PWD is expected to invite tenders for its construction in early September,” said an official associated with the project. The first phase of the bus terminal complex will be single-storey and have dedicated bus bays, while provision will be readied for its vertical expansion at a later stage. Once the work is awarded, the initial phase of the project is expected to be readied in approximately a year, said a senior KSRTC official. The demand to build a new terminal dates back to over two decades since the existing bus terminal premises is vulnerable to waterlogging. The threat persists during heavy rain, although the ground was raised and the terminal complex was renovated earlier this year. In a change from the original proposal for an integrated terminal at the KSRTC-owned land at Karikkamury, private buses will not be permitted into the proposed terminal (that would be built in 2.90 acres), it is learnt.