DW BUREAU / Chandigarh Haryana Chief Minister inaugurated Dr Mangal Sen bus port, NIT Faridabad equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. Notably, State's first Bus Port has been constructed with Public Private Partnership (PPP) at a cost of Rs 130 Crores. The Chief Minister said that commercial activity in this bus port will start by Feburary 28, 2023. Sh.Manohar Lal said that from now onwards the new bus stands which will be constructed on PPP mode in Haryana will be named as Bus Ports. After NIT Faridabad, five other bus ports are proposed to be built in PPP mode in Ballabhgarh, Sonipat, Karnal as well as two in district Gurugram, said the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister said that Haryana's transport service is one of the best transport services in the country. The State Government is committed to providing safe, secure, economical and reliable transport facilities to commuters. He said that the State Government is already providing better transportation services to passengers across the State. Various bus stands across the state are being renovated with better infrastructure and with state-of-the-art facilities on similar lines to the airport; the bus stand in Haryana is now being called bus ports, said Sh. Manohar Lal. Congratulating the residents of NIT Faridabad area, the Chief Minister said that in the time of 1980, he had started his social life in Faridabad. At that time there was a lack of good transport services. Understanding the problem of the common man, he then had apprised Dr. Mangal Sen ji about the situation of the NIT Bus Stand, Faridabad and today the dream of renovating this bus stand with state-of-the-art facilities has come true, said the Chief Minister. He said that the the information of the bus port of Faridabad NIT will be connected to the Faridabad Smart City Integrated Command Center. Along with this, the passengers will be able to avail of facilities like online ticket booking and the current status of the bus. Manohar Lal said that this state-of-the-art bus port would certainly provide better transport service to the common man. (editor@dailyworld.in)