Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot has directed the Commissioner (Transport) to not put the newly inducted electric buses in operation from July 10 if their technical defects are not rectified by Sunday.
Gahlot, in his communication to Transport Commissioner Ashish Kundra, cited a media report that said one in three e-buses has been breaking down daily. “It is a matter of huge concern that the buses which are not even one week old are continuously breaking down,” the Transport Minister said.
The communication noted that Delhi has recently started the operation of 100 new electric buses under Tata Motors. The direction comes amid rising instances of breakdowns of the electric buses that were inducted into the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) fleet on June 30.
