After green panel rap, Arvind Kejriwal promises 2,000 new CNG buses within a year

Censured by the Supreme Court-mandated EPCA for having done ‘too little’ to augment the city’s public transport, the Delhi government today announced that 2,000 new CNG buses will be rolled out in next one year.

The rollout plan for the procurement of 2,000 CNG propelled standard non-AC buses — 1,000 each for DTC and Cluster Scheme — has been finalised by the Transport department, an official statement said.

“For the procurement of 1,000 Cluster buses, the Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) is likely to be issued by November 30, 2017, and the department has been directed to complete the rollout of these buses within 10 months,” said the statement issued by Transport minister Kailash Gahlot.

The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has already published the expression of interest for appointment of a bid management consultant.

“Following the appointment of bid management consultant, the tender for procurement of 1,000 DTC buses will be issued.

The target is to rollout these buses within a year,” the statement added.

Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) chairman Bhure Lal in a letter to Gahlot stated that the Delhi government has adequate land to park up to 2,000 buses and charged that no buses have been procured yet.

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