Delhi Government Approves 1,500 Electric Buses for Public Transport Fleet
The Delhi government on Friday authorized the induction of 1,500 low-floor electrical buses in its public transport fleet, a main statement said. The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) likewise decided to allocate 10 sites to numerous firms for setting up Electric Car (EV) charging stations and battery swapping stations under Delhi EV Policy 2020, it said.The city federal government likewise provided its approval to run 75 inter-state buses along 11 paths across five states and a Union Territory.The DTC board also decided to boost
licence for at least 3 years for women looking for work as bus chauffeurs in its fleet, the statement said.The 10 sites which have actually been designated to numerous service providers for establishing EV charging and battery swapping stations are Ambedkar Nagar Depot, Jal Vihar Terminal, Dilshad Garden Terminal, Karawal Nagar Terminal, Shadipur Depot, Mayapuri Depot, Bindpur Terminal, East Vinod Nagar, Punjabi Bagh, and Rohini Depot-I. Delhi Transco Limited(DTL )has actually determined 4 service companies through a competitive bidding process who will quickly sign an arrangement with DTC for establishing the EV charging/battery swapping stations in these locations. The DTC Board likewise dealt with to supply in-principle approval for procurement of 75 (38 non-AC and 37 AC)CNG basic floor buses for inter-state operations, it said.These buses will ply on 11 paths across five states(Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab) and Chandigarh– in between Delhi-Rishikesh, Delhi-Haridwar, Delhi-Dehradun, Delhi-Haldwani, Delhi-Agra, Delhi-Bareilly, Delhi-Lucknow, Delhi-Jaipur, Delhi-Chandigarh, Delhi-Panipat, and Delhi-Patiala, the declaration said.Published at Sat, 14 May 2022 05:26:12 +0000
