Chandigarh: The city’s first electric bus will reach here from Chennai next week.
The UT government transportation department has completed all formalities after getting confirmation from private companies to transport the bus.
The bus will be done in court first.
The route was completed — PGI to IT — touched the main points to check efficiency.
From August, more buses like it will run on the road.
Rates will be the same as for local CTU buses.
“Commuters don’t have to spend extra money to take this non-pollution green bus service.
Because the route chart is done, timings and schedules will be released soon,” said the source.
The Department of Transportation will pay Rs 60 per kilometer to a company that will also provide drivers.
“The first bus will reach Chandigarh between July 25 and 30 July.
After the trial running, 19 buses will arrive in August.
The charging station is in ISBT, Sector 17, ISBT, Sector 43and PGI.
The CTU depot also has facilities.
The bus will be fully charged Within 2 to 2.5 hours.
This can run around 180 km with one fee, “said a senior officer toi.
“The sitting capacity of each bus is 36 passengers, but by sitting and standing, the bus can accommodate around 54 passengers at a time,” the officer added.
In the first phase, a total of 40 buses will arrive; After the trial was run in July, 19 again it would land in the city in August and the rest was expected in September.
The central government has approved the RS 18 Crore for this project.