Electric Bus Depot Established in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, 35 Buses to Arrive Before Diwali

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation (CSMC) and Smart City Development Corporation Ltd have established a grand bus depot behind the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in the Jadhavwadi area. The depot will get 35 electric buses (e-buses) before Diwali, with the work of establishing the charging station at the depot in its final stages. The Union government has assigned the task of running the e-buses to a private company from Hyderabad, which will provide a driver and the bus, while Smart City will have to appoint the conductor. The buses will be of two types, 9 and 12 meters long, and will start operation before Diwali.

Key Takeaways:

The depot will have a charging station with the capacity to charge 16 buses at one time, with each charged bus able to travel a distance of 270 km.
The Union government has provided 100 buses for public transportation in the city, with the first lot of 35 buses set to arrive before Diwali.
The work of establishing the depot is in progress, with many stakeholders including municipal commissioners, senior municipal officers, and the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) involved in the project.
A substation will be established at the depot to provide power for charging the e-buses.
The project aims to improve public transportation in the city, with Smart City initiated the city bus service in 2018.
The buses will be of two types, 9 and 12 meters long, and will be provided by a private company from Hyderabad.
Smart City will have to appoint the conductor, while the private company will provide the driver and the bus.

Statistics:

35 e-buses will arrive before Diwali as part of the first lot of 100 buses provided by the Union government.
The depot will have a charging station with the capacity to charge 16 buses at one time.
Each charged bus can travel a distance of 270 km.
100 buses will be provided by the Union government for public transportation in the city.
Rs 35 crore was spent on purchasing 100 diesel buses in 2018.
A grand bus depot was established in the Jadhavwadi area to park these buses.
A substation will be established at the depot to provide power for charging the e-buses.

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