To promote the use of electric vehicles in the capital, the South MCD is set to provide space for charging and battery swapping stations in areas under its jurisdiction. It passed a policy on the same during its standing committee meeting on Tuesday.
Leader of the House, South MCD, Narendra Chawla said energy operators shall be invited to set up charging and battery stations on land owned and managed by the civic body, including roads transferred to the Public Works Department for maintenance. In return, the concessionaires will have to pay a fixed monthly sum to the South MCD, he said.
