Insufficient seating facilities and encroachments by shopkeepers leave little room for passengers at MGR bus stand in Madurai

If one is lucky enough to find unoccupied chairs, either they will be rusted or in a damaged condition; concrete benchlike structures built along walls and around pillars meant for passengers are mostly occupied by shopkeepers who use them to keep their utensils and other materials; eateries spread their chairs and other materials on platforms thus restricting free movement of people