Delhi adds 40 e-buses, unveils revamped Azadpur depot linking to 21 routes
Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday flagged off 40 new electric buses and inaugurated the redeveloped Azadpur DTC bus terminal, which can now handle 116 buses across 21 routes, officials said. The launch is part of the Delhi government’s wider push to strengthen public transport and expand its electric bus fleet, officials said, adding the revamp of Azadpur terminal costed ₹XXXXX and took XXXX_month to finish. CM Gupta flags off the newly redeveloped DTC bus terminal at Azadpur and launches 40 new electric buses on Tuesday. (HT Photo) Gupta said her administration had added 1,400 electric buses in eight months. “The public chose change and the government has converted that mandate into development and service. Successive governments had neglected DTC… Our government is rebuilding DTC as a modern, financially robust organisation capable of delivering clean, reliable and comfortable transit,” she said. The revamped Azadpur terminal includes modern waiting areas, shaded platforms, a baby-feeding room, lockers, bio-digesters, CCTV coverage, solar panels and other green-energy systems. Officials said the redesign aims to improve commuter comfort while supporting …
