Sukhu flags off 20 new e-buses of HRTC, to replace 1,500 buses in phases
The capital city of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla now has 20 more electronic buses. With this, the total number of e-buses operational in the city has gone up to 70.
Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Monday flagged off the new fleet of 20 e-buses from Chaura Maidan in Shimla.
These new buses will ply within a radius of 30 to 40 kilometers in Shimla city. Around 200 electric buses have now joined the Himachal Pradesh Transport Corporation (HRTC) fleet in Himachal. Diesel buses are being replaced with the slogan “Green Himachal, Clean Himachal”, an official release said.
