Overview
- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched 50 new DTC electric buses, taking recent additions to 1,350 e‑buses in eight months, with fleets equipped with AC, CCTV, panic buttons and GPS.
- The government laid the foundation stone for an Automated Testing Station at DTC’s Tehkhand depot, designed with four lanes to test around 72,000 vehicles a year and targeted to enhance emissions enforcement.
- Officials detailed plans to make Kashmere Gate, Anand Vihar and Sarai Kale Khan ISBTs EV‑ready, with tenders floated for 24 fast chargers of 240 kW and six 60 kW units at each terminal plus new transformer substations.
- Delhi Transport Corporation began an inter‑state electric service between Kashmere Gate and Sonipat with three buses operating six scheduled trips daily, three in each direction.
- Leaders said the rollout revives DTC inter‑state links discontinued years ago and signaled expansion to more NCR cities as charging and testing infrastructure comes online.