The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government will buy 1,000 new standard-floor buses to improve the public transport system and connectivity in rural areas, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said here on Tuesday.
A proposal to procure non-air-conditioned buses was approved by the Delhi Cabinet, Mr. Sisodia said, adding the new buses would boost the transport system in outer Delhi areas. “The procurement is expected to start in eight months and by the end of the year all buses are likely to be on roads,” he said.
Of the new buses, 100 will be added to Rewla Khanpur depot, 250 to Dwarka Sector 22 depot, 120 to Kharkhari Nahar, 90 to Bawana Sector 1 depot, 160 to Rani Khera-I, and 140 buses each to Rani Khera-II and Rani Khera-III, a Transport Department official said.
The Delhi Multi Modal Transit System (DIMTS) has been appointed consultant for the engagement of these 1,000 buses. Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said the buses will operate under the cluster scheme. “We can purchase more buses if the required land [to station them] is given to us by the Delhi Development Authority,” Mr. Gahlot said.
