India approves "PM-eBus Sewa" for deploying 10,000 e-buses across cities
STORY: India approves "PM-eBus Sewa" for deploying 10,000 e-buses across cities
DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:04
LOCATION: New Delhi
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of India
2. various of electric buses
STORYLINE:
India's Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given the green light to a sustainable urban mobility initiative called PM-eBus Sewa. The approved plan, valued at 576 billion Indian rupees (around 6.9 billion U.S. dollars), intends to boost the adoption of electric buses in 169 cities.
Anurag Thakur, the Union Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting, announced the allocation of funds for the rollout of approximately 10,000 new electric buses. The program will be focused on cities currently lacking organized bus services as well as those with a population of 300,000 or more, including the capital cities of Union Territories, northeastern states, and hilly areas.
As part of the scheme, the electric buses will be made available for a period of
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