Tender for electric buses within fortnight

New Delhi, October 19

The Himachal Pradesh government plans to float a tender for purchasing 220 electric buses within a fortnight for Shimla and Dharamsala, a senior official said on Friday. 

"We are planning to float tender for 220 electric buses within fortnight for Shimla and Dharamsala smartcity," Himachal Road Transport Corporation Chief General Manager H K Gupta said. The state has been actively working to reduce pollution and started procuring electric buses to cut down vehicular emission, Gupta noted. 

Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) last week awarded a contract worth Rs 23 crore to Foton-PMI for procuring 30 electric buses that will ply in Shimla for public transport. — PTI