Karnataka: 50 AC electric buses to run on six intercity routes soon

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has decided to operate inter-city electric buses on six intercity routes across the state. The move comes after the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) decided to operate similar buses in the city from November.

According to the KSRTC officials, the transport corporation has completed the tender process with a Hyderabad-based company to operate 50 air-conditioned e-buses in the state. “KSRTC will pay Rs 55 per kilometre to the private operator which will operate the buses and with their own drivers. Only a conductor will be assigned by us,” senior officials from KSRTC told The Indian Express.