Secunderabad: Rathifile bus station stinks

Secunderabad: The talk of multi-level parking at the Rathifile Bus Station has been doing the rounds for several years now; in the meantime, the facilities have gone from bad to worse. On average, more than 100 trips are made at the station and thousands use the facility. The lack of proper toilets is a cause for worry and is causing inconvenience to a lot of passengers.

People are facing hardships due to innumerable problems due to foul smell the washroom. Also, there is no drinking water facility. The surroundings are not cleaned.

It is one of the oldest bus stations in that area the authorities should provide a basic facility to reduce the hardship for commuters. The station is not cleaned and also there are no taps for drinking ware supply," said Ramesh, a daily commuter from ECIL.

" We have received several complaints about the stink of public toilets stink and that toilets are only temporary purposes. Soon a public toilet is going to be constructed beneath the Metro pillars," said N Sudha, Divisional Manager, Rathifile Bus Station.

The only washroom on the premises is almost unusable due to lack of maintenance, while the seating arrangements in the station are another major concern," said Srinivas, a commuter from Bowenpally.

"A public toilet is going to be constructed beneath the metro pillars soon."

- N Sudha,

Divisional Manager, Rathifile Bus Station

"More than 100 trips are made to Rathifile Bus Station by buses from various depots every day. There is a need for proper toilets."

-K Raghavan,

a retired RTC employee