In a step towards a non-polluting public transport system, the City beautiful is all set to witness a trial run of the green fleet. The City’s first electric bus has reached from Chennai and will roll out next week.
The bus, after the flagging-off ceremony by Punjab Governor-cum-ut Administrator, V.P.Singh Badnore, will be on a trial run from PGI to Manimajra. It will ply on the route for 15 to 20 days without any passengers. Then the bus will be available for city residents.
According to information, a total of 19 more buses will reach the city by September and run to multiple routes, as recommended by the transport department of the UT administration.
The city will get a total of 40 buses over the next few months. A senior official said for a few weeks, the trial bus will run without any passengers as it is only to check its single charging range and other practical aspects. A single charging point for the bus has already been erected in Sector 25.
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The officials further claimed that over 20 more charging stations will come up at locations like in bus stand in sector 17 and 43, PGI and CTU bus depot. The bus will have a speed limit of 60 kmph.
(By Dinesh Sharma)