Fleet of electric buses flagged-off in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Part of: GS Prelims and GS- III – Infrastructure; Environment
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The Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, flagged-off fleet of electric buses.
Key takeaways
The introduction of electric buses will help cut down tail pipe emissions as well as provide comfortable public transport.
The project for 40 electric buses is being executed by NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN Limited), a 100% subsidiary of NTPC Limited, a PSU under Ministry of Power, Government of India.
In addition to the above project, NVVN has emerged as successful bidder for providing turnkey solution for 90 electric buses in Bengaluru under the Smart City project.
These buses will provide last mile connectivity to NAMMA Metro network.
NVVN is developing and providing complete range of zero emission mobility solutions for various vehicle segments.
