Delhi L-G, CM to flag off 500 electric low-floor buses

Aiming to go completely green, Delhi is going to add 500 more electric buses to its fleet. The buses, which are part of the Central government’s FAME II scheme, will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena at IP Depot on Thursday.

Apart from them, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot will also be there at the inaugural event. The state-of-the-art electric buses are equipped with modern technologies and passenger safety features such as air conditioners, CCTV cameras, bus kneeling with ramp facilities, panic buttons, and space for wheelchairs. The new buses will also have dedicated pink seats for women passengers.

The buses will also have live video streaming in case of emergency, fire detection and suppression systems to protect passengers from any kind of fire. Besides, these will be directly monitored by the Central Command Control room.

In September 400 e-buses were flagged off. The Delhi government currently operates 3,670 DTC buses and 3,033 under a cluster of bus services. The government, further targets to add 5,000 more buses to the city’s fleet.