Agra / Meerut: Chairman of the Yogi Adityanath minister on Tuesday almost launched the e-bus in several cities in Uttar Pradesh, but residents were still waiting for a ride in this high-tech vehicle because there were no charging points.
Some are still being built.
“We expect this bus to work next week,” said KK Sharma, regional manager, Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC).
The city transportation authority Agra claims that the bus will be charged a generator use until the charging depot is developed and after the right trial of the vehicle.
Five electric buses were sent to Meerut on Tuesday, but only one could reach the city on time while the other four were trapped in Ghaziabad.
“These buses parked elsewhere.
The department managed to charge them with the generator on the first day but now, the process of installing the right active port.
This document is also delayed and the Institute of Engineering, which is expected to help upsrtc with demos and bus trials, has not answered , “said a senior official at the UPSRTC who wanted to be named.
Electric buses, which take around 40 to 45 minutes to fully charge to run a distance of around 130 km to 150 km, equipped with a GPS and intelligence traffic management system.
This AC bus rate is as cheap as e-rickshaw and facilities like Volvo.
However, commuters were not impressed.
“If the document and charging points are not available, then why is the government so hurry to inaugurate the project?” Swati Bhatia asked, a resident of Suraj Kund District Meerut District.
Everything is not much different in Agra.
Five buses were inaugurated here by Uni Minister SW Baghel on Tuesday.
It is expected to operate on the route between the Agra Cantt train station and Bhagwan Talkies.
But, after several trips, the buses were filled with the ISBT bus holder.
Charging and maintenance stations are being developed at Land Corporation Agra Municipal in Hathras Road, said the source, adding that the work was initially scheduled to be completed at the end of December, but delayed.
Meanwhile, the Managing Director of the City Transportation Service Limited, Manoj Pundir, said, “The generator is regulated, but we face some technical difficulties.
Electric bus depots are being developed and will be completed in the next two weeks.” The state government has made a decision to replace diesel Old and CNG buses with modern electric buses.
As planned, 580 electric buses will be operated at a contract base in nine major cities.
Of these, 150 buses will be operated in Agra and Mathura who fall under the Taj Trapezium eco-sensitive zone.