Panchkula floats tenders for 100 e-bikes, more electric bicycles
Two and half years after the launch of the shared bicycles project in Panchkula, the district is now all set to introduce 100 electric bikes, besides adding 100 more electric bicycles for its residents. The Panchkula Municipal Corporation has already floated three-year tenders for the operation of e-bikes and e-cycles. which officials said is going to be handed over to one private company. The tenders will remain open till noon on April 6, officials said.
The bike-sharing project of Panchkula—the first of its kind in Tricity — was set up at a cost of Rs 2.09 crores and inaugurated by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in August 2019. It has been a major hit ever since.
