Chandigarh’s first electric bus hits the road, on trial basis
UT administrator VP Singh Badnore flagged off Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU)’s first electric bus from Raj Bhawan on Wednesday and travelled to the Sector 17 police station, and thereafter to the India International Centre, Chandigarh.
As of now, the bus will run on trial basis on the PGI-Manimajra route, via Madhya Marg, and the general public will have to wait till the first week of September to avail this facility.
Nineteen more electric buses will be added to the fleet by September 30 and another 20 by October. The procurement of another 40 electric buses is under process and is expected to be received by next year.
