Uttar Pradesh News: Diesel buses will be converted into electric buses in UP, 5000 buses will be added to the fleet
UP News: A big plan has been prepared by the Uttar Pradesh Transport Corporation. This step of the Roadways Department will reduce the extra expenditure on the purchase of buses. It has been learned that the Transport Corporation is going to add 5000 electric buses to its fleet soon.
Uttar Pradesh News: Uttar Pradesh Transport Corporation has taken a big and visionary step and prepared an ambitious plan. The main objective of this scheme is to reduce the extra expenditure on the purchase of buses and to make public transport in the state environment friendly.
The Transport Corporation is making a new effort to reduce the extra expenditure on the purchase of buses. Old diesel buses will be replaced by electric buses.
This reconstruction method has converted two diesel buses into electric buses. The Transport Corporation is making a new effort to reduce the extra expenditure on the purchase of buses.
Now the corporation has started using electric buses. This reconstruction method has converted two diesel buses into electric buses. Their trial will soon be conducted on Jhansi-Lalitpur route.
Removing old diesel buses from the fleet
Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh said that old diesel buses should be removed from the fleet after running for 10 years or 11 lakh km. Every year many corporation buses are auctioned.
If you replace diesel buses with electric buses, you will not have to buy new buses. There will be no additional cost. He said that two buses have been converted into electric buses at Kanpur's Ram Manohar Lohia workshop.
Kalyani Power Train Ltd. and Zero-21 have improved the technology of these buses. This firm will bear the cost of this. Apart from this, the Transport Corporation itself will manufacture the body.
Pollution will be reduced
The Transport Minister said that the state government is preparing to run more and more electric cars. Buses made using retrofitment technology do not cause pollution.
This will reduce pollution by running diesel vehicles electric. He also said that on the basis of contract, the Transport Corporation will soon add 5000 electric buses to its fleet.
This process is still going on. Maha Kumbh has also purchased 220 electric buses. It also includes two dozen AC double decker buses.
Old buses will be removed from Badaun station, new ones will be available
Roadways buses will be taken out from Badaun depot after completion of 15 years. New buses will be transferred to the depot. The corporation is working in this direction. The work of auctioning old buses will be completed soon. Then new buses will come to the depot.