Archive · 20 May 2025
Chennai Corporation Removes Encroachers From Broadway Bus Stand
The Chennai government cleared vendors from the Broadway bus stand to make way for a new complex.
The vendors, who had been operating on the sidewalks, were told to move but didn't.
The government is now planning to build a large, multi-story complex at the site.
Some people are unhappy with the alternative spots being offered to the vendors, saying those locations are already crowded.
Greater Chennai Corporation removed vendors from Broadway bus terminus.
The removal is to facilitate the construction of an 822-crore multi-modal complex.
Over 200 slots were offered to vendors who refused to relocate.
Vendors had encroached onto pavements, causing inconvenience.
Some activists criticized the alternative locations provided to the vendors.
- Who
- Greater Chennai Corporation
- What
- Removal of vendors and encroachers
- When
- Monday
- Where
- Broadway bus terminus, Chennai
- Why
- To facilitate construction of a multi-modal complex
Chennai Corporation
Civic Activists
Relocation of Vendors
Chennai Corporation
GCC is providing alternative locations for the vendors.
Civic Activists
Alternative locations are in already congested areas.
- Cost of Multi-Modal Complex
- ₹822 crore
- Complex Structure
- 10 floors, 2 basements
- Location of Encroachment Removal
- Broadway bus terminus
- Vendor Slots Offered
- 200+
