80 per cent of Delhi's entire bus fleet to be electric by 2025: Arvind Kejriwal

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said 80 per cent of the over 10000 buses plying in the capital by 2025 will be electric making Delhi the city with the highest number of ebuses in the countryWhile asserting the AAP government has developed worldclass education and healthcare models in Delhi he noted that it is now time to transform Delhis transport sector into a model for the world to reckon withKejriwal flagged off 97 hightech electric buses from the Rajghat Depot here and announced that 8000 ebuses are to arrive by 2025 Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said the induction of the new buses was a befitting reply to those who were spreading rumours that DTC will shut downWe are phasing out oldpolluting buses and replacing them with electric buses Many countries have very modern transport systems We will take a page out of their book and develop the most effective and efficient transport model in Delhi Kejriwal said at the eventAlso Read Manish Sisodia deserves Bharat Ratna but he is being hounded by Centre Arvind KejriwalThe chief minister said with the addition of 97 more electric buses to Delhis fleet the total number of such buses will go up to 250 since 153 such buses are already on the capitals roadsFifty more electric buses will join the fleet in September By September 30 there will be 300 such buses on the roads of Delhi We are in the process of acquiring another 1500 ebuses we expect them to come by November 2023So by the end of next year we will boast a tally of 1800 ebuses Post that the pace of this ebus revolution will accelerate even further By 2025 end we will add 6380 more ebuses to our fleet he saidSharing figures he said Delhis bus fleet will cross 10000 with this and will boast of an 80 per cent electric bus fleet With over 8000 ebuses Delhi will become the city with the most ebuses in the country Kejriwal assertedCurrently 7373 buses are plying in DelhiThis is an unprecedented fact in itself There were never so many buses in Delhi he saidKejriwal also said that electrification of bus depots is going on rapidly to support the revolution with charging infrastructureAlso Read Arvind Kejriwal claims Gujarat BJP chief will be replaced BJP asks him to stop daydreamingFiftyfive bus depots are in line to get electric charging stations Three depots are already electrified 17 more to be electrified by June 2023 and all 55 by December 2023 We strive to develop a unique model of transport in Delhi he saidThe chief minister said that on Tuesday 11 women bus drivers joined the team after receiving bus driving training at the governments training instituteI congratulate all of them I am personally delighted to see our sisters take charge of the wheels of Delhi In the coming times 200 more women will be trained as bus drivers and join us very soon he addedTransport Minister Kailash Gahlot said the induction of 97 electric buses was a significant milestoneThis is a befitting reply to those who were saying that DTC will shut down Under the leadership of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal we will make DTC the best state transporter With todays induction of 97 electric buses Delhi now has 250 electric buses which make 34 per cent of total buses in the public transportation fleet he addedWith 7373 buses in the fleet the government said this is the highest number of buses ever existed within city bus transportationThis includes 4064 buses being operated under Delhi Transport Corporation DTC and 3309 buses being operated under DIMTS Delhi Integrated Multimodal Transit SystemsThe Rajghat Depot will house 50 electric buses out of 97 flagged off on Wednesday One bus will need only 42 minutes to go from zero to full chargeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever