100 E-buses procured to overcome lack of transport facility in Srinagar

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 29 : The trial run of six E-buses procured under the smart city project is undergoing in Srinagar city. The trail runs of these buses are being conducted from Lal Chowk to Nishat and return via Foreshore Road.
CEO, Srinagar Smart City Limited, Athar Aamir Khan told ANI, "The trial run of e-buses has been commenced. The e-buses have been procured under Smart City project with an aim to overcome the unavailability of transport facilities."
These electric buses will ensure zero emission and the driver will have all the control on the vehicles like doors and other things, he said, adding that once these buses will start running on roads, it will reduce the congestion.
"These buses are more similar to those in London buses. The idea is that the buses will run for the next 12 years," he said, adding that the contract for the first 12 years has been given to Tata Company and proper route planning has been done in this regard.
"At present, there is a maintenance point at Pantha Chowk, but in the coming time, there will be charging points at multiple places in Srinagar. The trial run that has commenced today will continue for the next few days and will be inaugurated formally by next month," he said.
One of the passengers Hafeeza, while talking to ANI said, "We are very happy with this initiative by the government and the features of these e-buses are also outstanding. They are fully air-conditioned and everything about this bus is very different."
These air-conditioned buses with CCTVs installed inside are being procured under the Smart City project. These buses will also have digital on-boarding facility, live tracking so that people can be aware of arrival timing of the buses.