Bengaluru: Head of the Karnataka Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday announced 11 schemes targeting 75,000 young people, 7,500 independent groups, 750 grams of panthayats, farmer manufacturer organizations, and 75 sportsmen.
Having an announcement when India entered the 75th year of independence, he said the scheme would spur the growth of the city-level II and reduce regional imbalances in the state.
The government will focus on Mega and Mini projects in the district centers so that development will not be concentrated in Bengaluru.
KSRTC can run 50 e-buses on 6 inter-city routes you can immediately travel on the KSRTC electric bus from Bengaluru to MySuru, Madikeri, Virajpet, Chikkamagaluru, Davanagere and Shivamogga.
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation identifies six inter-city routes to operate 50 AC electric buses under the second phase of the adoption scheme and manufacturing of hybrid and electrical vehicles (FAME).
Officials said Olectra Greentech Limited (OGL) based in Hyderabad appeared with the lowest bidder in the Fame-II KSRTC tender.
This will be a 12-year contract where the KSRTC will pay by per km.
Olectra reportedly quoted Rs 62 / km, including electricity, in the tender and reduced it to Rs 55 / Km after negotiations with KSRTC officials.
“The KSRTC Board is expected to approve the tender at the next meeting.
After cleaning, we will approach the Heavy Industries Department (DHI) to extend the Fame-II deadline, namely March 2021.
We have signaled them about delays because of the pandemic.
We will issue work orders to the company After the DHI nod, “said a senior KSRTC official.
He said Olectra would take care of operations and maintenance.
“The company will also use drivers and arrange charging stations at this location.
But we will deploy conductors.
DHI provides a subsidy for Rs 55 lakh per bus.
But there is no enough manufacturer in the inter-city segment,” said an official.
The AC bus can accommodate 43 passengers and run up to 250-300 km with single charging.
The e-bus will be a relief for the KSRTC, which struggles for a soaring diesel price.
The corporation gets a diesel at Rs 88 per liter now.
“The operational cost of the Volvo diesel bus is Rs 56 per km.
With diesel prices increasing, it will be profitable to operate the electric bus in the long term,” officially added.
BMTC Tender StuckBMTC has not completed a tender to induce 300 non-AC electric buses approved based on the Fame II Fame scheme.
Utilities have lost Rs 80 Crore Subsidies for 80 e-bus under Fame-i.
The source said the Fame-II time limit was march-end.
However, BMTC has searched for extensions.
It has floated five tenders under Fame-II because of the previous ones of evoking a bad response.