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City Bus Terminal located at Koni in Bilaspar, here an e-charging point will be created for e-PM service.
Technical approval has been given to the Prime Minister’s e-bus service in Raipur’s Amanka, Durg and Hilai. while in the city of Pandari and Bilaspur Raipur the proposal was frozen until the next meeting. Charging points and bus service centers at all three locations with central government funds.
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In this framework, the cost of all electrical works from the charging point will be borne by the center and in civil works a contribution of 70 percent from the center and 30 percent from the state government.
‘Mahua’ Delhi invited bids
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (Mahua) state coordinator Ekta Kapoor told Dainik Bhaskar that proposals have been invited to start the Prime Minister e-bus service in select cities of the country. So that before the bus starts, preliminary preparations can be made for an electronic charging point, a service center, an office.
Its approval was given in a meeting called in the presence of the Additional Secretary of Mahu Surendra Bangda and the Secretary of the Ministry of Roads and Transport. The offer of Bilaspur, Pandari and Raipur is under consideration. After improvements, it will probably be approved at the next meeting.
A charging point will be set up in Koni
To operate an e-bus in Bilaspar, an e-charging point will be established at the city bus terminal located in Koni. According to the commissioner of the municipal corporation, Amit Komar, in order to make necessary preparations for the operation of electronic city buses, such as an electronic charging point, a 2500 kilowatt electric substation will be built to charge the buses. He said that about 5 million rupees will be spent on electrical works.
10 thousand electronic buses will be operated throughout the country
As part of the Prime Minister’s bus service plan, approval was given from the central government in 2023 to operate 10,000 electronic city buses in 169 cities in the country. The purpose of the program is to provide pollution-free and well-equipped public transportation to the city’s residents.
Under this scheme, except Bilaspur, the cities of Chhattisgarh where city buses are to be operated in a phased manner. It includes Raipur, Korba, Durg and Bhilai. Tender is under processing at Mahua Delhi level for running 50-50 e-buses in all cities in PPP mode.
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