Free travel in electric buses for three days, announces Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi Govt

Free travel in electric buses for three days, announces Kejriwal govt in the national capital from tomorrow, May 24.

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Delhiites will be able to travel free of cost in Delhi Transport Corporation's electric buses for three days starting May 24, which are to be flagged off by CM Arvind Kejriwal in the national capital tomorrow, officials said. The move is aimed at encouraging people to promote e-buses, they said. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will flag off 150 electric buses on May 24 from the Indraprastha Depot, officials said.

Official communication from the transport department on May 23 said, "I am directed to inform that it has been decided by the competent authority to allow free travel to all the bus commuters in all the pure electric buses of DTC, for a period from 24.05.2022 to 26.05.2022. "All the officers and the operational crew of DTC may be informed accordingly and not insist commuters for purchase of tickets, during the aforesaid period of 03 days in all pure electric buses of DTC."

A DTC official said free travel is being offered to encourage people to promote e-buses. "It's being done to motivate people and to spread awareness about the e-buses. With the addition of 150 buses, the e-buses fleet will go up to 152. The DTC will be receiving 150 more e-buses in June and July," the official added. The first e-bus was flagged off by Kejriwal in January this year.

At that time, the chief minister had said 300 more such buses will soon join the public transport in the city. Terming the flag-off as the beginning of an era of the environment-friendly public transport system in the capital, the chief minister had said 2,000 electric buses will be procured by the government in the coming years.

(With inputs from PTI)