In a bid to ensure emission-free travel to protect the environment, the Uttarakhand transport department has chalked out a plan for setting up electric vehicle (EV) charging stations every 26 km on the Char Dham yatra routes.
According to the transport department, the government will erect 154 EV charging stations, the network of which will cover around 4,500 km of roads in the hill state.
According to sources, in the first phase, 12 routes in Garhwal division and nine routes in Kumaon will be covered by the EV charging network. The project cost has been estimated at around Rs 40 crore.
Points have been earmarked at 33 locations on Char Dham yatra routes to erect the EV charging stations. Similarly, in the Kumaon region, those locations are earmarked which are on the way to prominent pilgrimage and tourist places.
A detailed project report has been sent to the government in this regard, a source from the transport department said.
