Delhi CM took a ride on the bus!
The national capital is always in the limelight when it comes to new facilities and services provided by the government. The induction of 150 electric buses equipped with state-of-art features, including CCTV cameras, panic buttons, and GPS, into the DTC's fleet has come after almost 11 years when the public transporter procured buses in such a large number.
According to the information these buses were out on Tuesday. Also, the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal took a ride on the bus from the Indraprastha Depot.
According to the statement given by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) officials said it is after almost 11 years that the Delhi Transport Corporation has procured buses in such a large number. Mr. Kejriwal had flagged off a prototype of an electric bus in January this year. The induction of these buses ends the corporation's "long wait", officials said.
According to the statement given by the government, it said, on average, these buses can run between 140-180 kilometers after being fully charged for two-and-a-half to three hours, they said. The biggest feature of these buses is that they are "pollution-free", a government statement said.
Further, the Statement read, "There is no pollution due to the running of these buses. In a 10-year lifespan, e-buses will save 0.16 million tons of PM-2.5 and 0.17 million tons of PM-10 CO2 compared to CNG buses.
"Along with zero-emission, these buses are zero noise. In addition, they are equipped with GPS devices, ramps for the differently-abled, panic buttons, CCTV cameras, and other security-related facilities," it said.
With this addition, the total number of buses in Delhi has gone up to 7,205. These include 3,912 DTC buses and 3,293 cluster ones.
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