Andaman and Nicobar gets first fleet of electric buses
January 26, 2021 Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, D K Joshi, flagged-off an inaugural fleet of electric buses on Tuesday.
A total of 40 electric buses have been procured and are being supplied to the archipelago by NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC. Fourteen of them were flagged off on Tuesday.
The introduction of electric buses in the union territory will help cut down tailpipe emissions and refurbish public transport, NTPC said. This is the first fleet of electric buses that the firm has supplied. NVVN is also developing charging infrastructure in multiple cities across the country, the statement added.