New Delhi, May 24 (Agency) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday flagged off 150 electric buses from the Indraprastha Depot here and announced that commuters will be able to travel in them free for three days. After flaghing of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses, Kejriwal took a ride in one of them. “These are your buses. Please take care of them, don’t make them dirty,” he urged the public. He said that 150 more such buses will be launched next month.
“We launched 150 buses today, 150 more would be added next month. We aim to launch over 2,000 such buses within a year. Over the next 10 years, Rs 1,862 crore is being spent by the Delhi government, the Centre is giving Rs 150 crores for this,” he said. The DTC said last seek that it will add 1,500 electric buses to its fleet. These buses emit zero smoke, have CCTV cameras, GPS, 10 panic buttons and ramps for differently abled, DTC said.