The Navlakha Inter-state bus terminus popularly known as ''Navlakha Bus Stand'' or '' ISBT'', located in

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is one of the three important

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in Indore. It operates bus services between Indore and other cities of Madhya Pradesh, namely Betul,

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, Harda and towns like

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, Karnawad and Khategaon on the

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(NH47) also known as "Nemawar Road" or "Indore-Nagpur Road".

Facilities

The departure block, waiting area and food court are air cooled. Reverse Osmosis plants have been installed to supply clean drinking water to the passengers. A new parking management system has also been developed which is capable of storing data of buses entering and exiting the premises. The bus stand has a slew of hotels, restaurants at hand's reach.

How to reach

The Bus Stand is easily accessible by public transport i.e.

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, Indore BRTS and other means such as taxis.

Controversy

The Navlakha bus stand was abandoned in 2016 for the

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in 2016 and was shifted to Teen Imli Square nearby which had no facilities and no arrangements. The service from her was restarted on 26 December 2018 after a series of protests by bus operators and people alike.

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