Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Supreme Court Clears Decade-Delayed Kanchipuram Bus Terminus Construction
Kanchipuram is getting a new bus terminus at Ponnerikarai.
The old bus terminus is about 60 years old and is too small.
It is also in the middle of town, where buses add to traffic jams.
The government chose land near the Chennai-Bengaluru national highway for the new facility.
A private education trust argued that the land belonged to it.
Courts stopped the project while they considered the dispute.
The Supreme Court rejected the trust’s case in August.
Work has now started on the new terminus.
People hope it will make bus travel easier and reduce congestion.
Construction has begun on a new bus terminus at Ponnerikarai in Kanchipuram district.
The Supreme Court dismissed a private education trust’s challenge to the land acquisition in the second week of August.
The government allocated Rs. 40 crore for the terminus on 11 acres near the Chennai-Bengaluru national highway.
The existing 60-year-old terminus lacks space and contributes to congestion because it is located in central Kanchipuram.
Officials and residents expect the new location to improve bus operations and reduce travel delays.
- Who
- The Kanchipuram district administration, the Tamil Nadu government, and Bakthavatchalam Education Trust are involved.
- What
- Construction has begun on a new district bus terminus after the Supreme Court dismissed the trust’s land-acquisition petition.
- When
- Work began after the Supreme Court dismissed the petition in the second week of August.
- Where
- Ponnerikarai, outside Kanchipuram, near the Chennai-Bengaluru national highway.
- Why
- The existing terminus is overcrowded, lacks facilities, and causes traffic congestion because it is located in the town centre.
Government and District Administration
Bakthavatchalam Education Trust
Ownership and Land Acquisition
Government and District Administration
The government argued that sufficient documents showed the land belonged to it and proceeded with the acquisition and construction.
Bakthavatchalam Education Trust
The trust claimed that the land belonged to it and challenged the acquisition in the Madras High Court and Supreme Court.
Project Progress
Government and District Administration
The district administration maintained that construction should proceed to address long-standing transport and congestion problems, and has now begun the work.
Bakthavatchalam Education Trust
The trust obtained stays during the legal proceedings, temporarily stopping construction.
- Project location
- Ponnerikarai, outside Kanchipuram
- Land area
- 11 acres
- Government allocation
- Rs. 40 crore
- Existing terminus
- Constructed about 60 years ago
- Legal challenger
- Bakthavatchalam Education Trust
- Final court development
- The Supreme Court dismissed the petition in the second week of August
- Expected benefit
- Less congestion and easier bus access to the highway