IIT alumni to invest Rs 700 crore in electric buses in Goa; will revive mass transport, says CM Pramod Sawant

Panaji: A proposal by Indian Institute of Technology alumni to invest Rs 700 crore to introduce electric buses For Goa public transport The system has been approved by the cabinet, the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant he said. state Kadamba Transport Corporation Chairman Ulhas Tuenkar said the proposal was welcome and would go a long way in revitalising the transport company.

“IIT Alumni The state government has agreed to invest Rs 700 crore in revival of mass public transport in the state. The state government plans to implement Rs 500 crore in the state. Electric buses “Within the framework of this initiative,” the prime minister told PTI.

Tuenkar said the fleet of Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited, which currently operates its own buses as well as those of private entities, was not sufficient to meet the growing demand.

“It is a positive step towards reviving KTCL. The final discussion on launching buses under the initiative is currently underway. Once we have these buses, we will be able to provide service on the routes that are currently not operational. We will also be able to restart our service.” interstate servicewhich is being delayed due to our ailing fleet,” Tuenkar said.

KTCL has 500 diesel buses and 48 electric buses delivered under Smart City Mission and 54 electric buses purchased from Olectra Electric buses hit the roads three years ago.

The electric buses require little maintenance and have received good responses from passengers, said Robin Mukund Madhale, depot manager of EVEY Trans Private Limited, a sister company of Olectra. He runs the KTCL depot in Panaji on behalf of the company. Electric bus driver Shubham Naik said most operations are done at the touch of a button and the presence of automatic doors and CCTV cameras was reassuring.