Hyderabad, Aug 8 (Hydnow): Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) on Monday announced the launch of eco-friendly air-conditioned electric buses soon in the city.
The Managing Director of TSRTC V C Sajjanar, inspected the prototype of the electric AC bus at Bus Bhavan. The corporation decided to introduce 1,300 electric buses in the greater Hyderabad region in a phased manner. It is making arrangements to put 25 electric buses into use soon.
As part of the initiative, Olectra has placed an order for 550 electric buses with Greentech Ltd. it has decided to run 500 buses in the city and 50 buses in the Vijayawada route, where already 10 electric buses are plying said Sajjanar.
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TSRTC is planning to run all-electric buses in the city in the coming days. As many as 500 electric buses will be made available in this financial year. Of them, 50 are AC buses, rest are either ordinary or metro express buses. Olectra will supply the buses to TSRTC in installments on a Gross Cost Contract basis. In addition to these, the process of purchasing another 800 electric buses in the city is in process, he added. (Hydnow)
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