Depots for Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) electric buses, which are said to run on the city’s roads from early 2022, are being prepared in the nation’s capital. DTC Managing Director Ashish Kundra shared two photos of the newly built depots with the caption: “Depots for #electricbuses are getting ready for #Delhi! Public transport will change “.

The Delhi cabinet approved in March a proposal to hire 300 fully electric, low-floor air-conditioned buses by DTC as part of the faster adoption and manufacture of hybrid and electric vehicles in Central India. [FAME] Diagram of Phase II.

Deputy Director General of DTC (Traffic and Public Relations) Ravinder Singh Minhas told IANS in September that Delhi would start receiving its first 300 electric buses from January, as the tender for the even has matured.

Under the FAME program, buses will be able to travel at least 140 km in a single charge.

According to official sources, these buses will be controlled by the DTC and operated by private entities. Under the agreement, the operator will provide the driver and the DTC will designate its own driver on the buses.

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In August 2020, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said the nation’s capital would receive up to 2,000 electric buses by the end of 2021. However, a few months ago, the lack of infrastructure took its toll. was cited as the reason for the delay in its deployment.

The Delhi and Central governments are “actively” fighting for a greener and more sustainable mode of transport in order to “better meet” the future challenges of environmental problems due to climate change.

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