Every state government is deploying electric public buses to encourage the use of electric vehicles in public transportation. In order to keep up with the competition, the Delhi government has purchased 150 electric buses for the DTC fleet. Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi Chief Minister, has flagged off 150 electric buses in the city. For the next three days, commuters will be able to ride these buses for free throughout the city.
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According to the official announcement, with the addition of 150 electric buses to its fleet, Delhi will equal the national record for concurrently inducting the maximum number of buses. The buses are flagged off today and during this time, the transportation department has also advised all DTC officials and conductors not to push passengers to buy tickets.
The formal order signed by Vineet Kumar, DTC Secretariat's Deputy Commissioner, states "It has been decided by the competent authority to allow free travel to all bus commuters in all pure electric buses of DTC from May 24-26. All officers and operational crew of DTC may be informed accordingly.
The new e-buses will be air-conditioned and equipped with cutting-edge features such as CCTV cameras, ramps, panic buttons, and wheelchair accessibility. They will also include pink seats reserved for female passengers. It will also have live video streaming and a fire detection and suppression system in case of an emergency.
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The Central Command Control Room will be immediately monitoring these buses, according to officials. The Delhi government currently operates 3,670 buses under the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and 3,033 buses under the Delhi Cluster Bus Service. The city's fleet will also be expanded by 5,000 buses, according to the authorities.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal launched the first electric DTC bus in January of this year. At the time, the chief minister stated that 300 additional such buses would soon be added to the city's public transportation system. According to Kejriwal, the goal is to get 2,000 electric buses in a year. He responded when asked about the Centre's fund "We appreciate the Center's assistance. The credit goes to them. Work should be carried out in Delhi."
