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12 electric vehicles debut as Bihar CM launches 82 buses

CM Nitish Kumar on Tuesday flagged off 82 new luxury buses, including 12 eco-friendly electric buses, during a transport department event held outside ‘Samvad’ hall of the CM secretariat. This is the first time the eco-friendly buses will run on Bihar roads.
12 electric vehicles debut as Bihar CM launches 82 buses
CM Nitish Kumar and deputy CMs Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi flag off electric buses in Patna on Tuesday
PATNA: CM Nitish Kumar on Tuesday flagged off 82 new luxury buses, including 12 eco-friendly electric buses, during a transport department event held outside ‘Samvad’ hall of the CM secretariat. This is the first time the eco-friendly buses will run on Bihar roads.
The CM also inaugurated, through remote, four modern district transport offices at Buxar, Gaya, Jehanabad and Madhepura, built at a cost of Rs 10.37 crore.

After flagging-off the new buses, the CM sought information about the facilities available in the electric buses. Nitish and some accompanying ministers and officials also took a ride on one of the electric buses and went to the Vidhan Sabha premises to attend its ongoing budget session.
“These electric buses are very comfortable,” CM said after reaching the Vidhan Sabha.
“It is a matter of great happiness that electric buses were rolled out in the state today. It’s a big initiative for environment protection. Total 25 electric buses are to arrive in Bihar. Twelve of them have already arrived. The rest 13 electric buses will arrive by the end of this month,” Nitish said and congratulated the state’s transport department for starting the electric buses.
CM also said the number of electric buses would be increased once its operation becomes smooth in the state.

In a minor hitch, one of the two electric buses that reached the Vidhan Sabha premises hit the boundary wall of a park inside the premises while negotiating a turn, causing some cracks on the boundary wall.
The air-conditioned electric buses are equipped with modern technology, including a CCTV camera, panic button, mobile charging points, public address system, speed governor and fire safety devices and few other things. “65% of the seats in the electric buses will be reserved for women passengers,” a transport department official said.
Most of the electric buses will operate within the state capital while one each will go up to Rajgir and Muzaffarpur from the state capital, the official said.
Besides the 12 electric buses, the CM also rolled out 70 deluxe, semi-deluxe and luxury buses for long-distance routes. These buses would operate on 43 routes across the state covering the majority of the district towns.
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