Srinagar: The Srinagar Smart City Limited (SSCL) is all set to start trial run of e-buses in Srinagar in next two days while over a dozen such vehicles are expected to ply on the roads here after 15 days.
A total of 200 e-buses are being procured. The electrical buses with AC and heating facility with CCTV are being procured under the Smart City project.
The electrical buses will also have digital on-boarding facility, live tracking so that the people can be aware about the timing of arrival of buses.
Chief Engineer, SSCL, Iftikhar Kakroo said that the trial run of the e-buses will be started in the next two days, adding that the mandatory processes like registration, certificate from pollution control board is being done at present.
He added that a fleet of 15 e-buses will ply on the roads after the next 15-20 days.
“As 100 e-buses have been procured for Srinagar, rest of the vehicles will be seen plying on the roads by October-November,” Kakroo said
