Overview
- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated six high‑capacity switching substations at Peeragarhi, Nangloi, Ambedkar Nagar, Srinivaspuri, Okhla Central Workshop and Narela, built by BRPL and TPDDL.
- Together, the facilities are designed to support charging for about 1,170 electric buses across the Delhi Transport Corporation network.
- Delhi resumed its own interstate operations after nearly 18 years, launching an all‑electric AC service on the Delhi–Baraut route with six trips each way daily and fares from Rs 32 to Rs 125.
- The government rolled out an Automated Fare Collection System with Canara Bank POS/ETM machines (3,000 in the first phase), enabling cash, UPI, cards, NCMC and universal QR payments, with a 10% discount via the Chalo app.
- Earlier this week, the CM laid the foundation for a five‑storey Hari Nagar multi‑level e‑bus depot (capacity about 384–400 buses, ~81–84 fast chargers; Rs 419–420 crore; 24‑month timeline) featuring rooftop solar, an STP, rainwater harvesting and roughly 2 lakh sq ft of commercial space, alongside a pledge to expand the e‑bus fleet to 6,000 within a year.