E-vehicles, women drivers; Delhi govt to transform public transport system
Keeping pace with the changing times, the Delhi Transport Department is working on ways to transform the national capital’s public transport system.
Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot in an interview with IANS talked about electric vehicles, the participation of more women in public transportation and other initiatives by the Delhi government to “revolutionise the system”.
Excerpts from the interview:
Q: What is the status of electric DTC buses?
A: The e-buses are on schedule. There were some delays due to pandemic-induced lockdown, but now things are up and running. Delhi will have its first fleet of 300 buses by January 2022.
