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The Delhi government will soon deploy 1,500 electric buses under the Delhi Transport Corporation(DTC) as it aims at 100 per cent electrification of public transport fleet, minister Kailash Gahlot said on Thursday.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, as he flagged off Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)'s first electric bus on Monday, has promised that a fleet of 300 e-buses will be operational by April, with 50 e-buses expected to arrive by next month alone.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday flagged off Delhi Transport Corporation's first electric bus and said 300 more such buses will soon join the public transport in the city.

Delhi's Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot took to Twitter to confirm that a prototype of DTCs first fully electric bus has arrived in Delhi. It will be soon flagged off by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is procuring 300 e-buses whose delivery was due to begin in November last year. It was delayed due to various reasons, including the ongoing pandemic.

A group of people blocked the MB Road and damaged DTC buses on Thursday morning after not being allowed to board a vehicle which had exceeded the permissible passenger-carrying capacity set when Delhi is in 'yellow' alert due to rising Covid cases.

With no addition to its depleting fleet in the past one decade, public transporter DTC has expressed inability to provide buses to schools for their normal deployments, urging them to explore alternatives.

Delhi Cabinet Minister Kailash Gehlot has filed a criminal complaint against BJP MLA Vijender Gupta accusing him of defamation in a matter related to the procurement of 1,000 low-floor buses by the Delhi Transport Corporation.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has recommended a preliminary enquiry by the CBI into procurement of 1,000 low-floor buses by the Delhi government, officials said on Thursday.

Delhi BJP leaders sat on a ''dharna'' at the LG office in New Delhi on Wednesday demanding a probe by the Anti-Corruption Branch into the alleged "scam" in the process of procurement of buses by the DTC.

BJP leaders and workers staged a protest near the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday, alleging a "scam" in the procurement of buses by Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).

Lt Governor Anil Baijal has formed a three-member committee to look into the now-stalled process of procuring 1,000 buses by DTC amid demand for a CBI probe by the BJP.

Over 350 buses provided to the police and the para military personnel were taken back by the DTC on Thursday, officials said.

BJP leaders on Thursday slammed the AAP government for withdrawing DTC buses hired for police and paramilitary personnel amid farmer protests at the city's border points, alleging that the ruling party was spreading "anarchy" for "political gains" in Punjab.

Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Wednesday inaugurated an online bus pass delivery facility for commuters of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and cluster buses, saying it will allow them to avoid long queues at depots amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Delhi government will soon deploy 1,500 electric buses under the Delhi Transport Corporation(DTC) as it aims at 100 per cent electrification of public transport fleet, minister Kailash Gahlot said on Thursday.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, as he flagged off Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)'s first electric bus on Monday, has promised that a fleet of 300 e-buses will be operational by April, with 50 e-buses expected to arrive by next month alone.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday flagged off Delhi Transport Corporation's first electric bus and said 300 more such buses will soon join the public transport in the city.

Delhi's Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot took to Twitter to confirm that a prototype of DTCs first fully electric bus has arrived in Delhi. It will be soon flagged off by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is procuring 300 e-buses whose delivery was due to begin in November last year. It was delayed due to various reasons, including the ongoing pandemic.

A group of people blocked the MB Road and damaged DTC buses on Thursday morning after not being allowed to board a vehicle which had exceeded the permissible passenger-carrying capacity set when Delhi is in 'yellow' alert due to rising Covid cases.

With no addition to its depleting fleet in the past one decade, public transporter DTC has expressed inability to provide buses to schools for their normal deployments, urging them to explore alternatives.

Delhi Cabinet Minister Kailash Gehlot has filed a criminal complaint against BJP MLA Vijender Gupta accusing him of defamation in a matter related to the procurement of 1,000 low-floor buses by the Delhi Transport Corporation.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has recommended a preliminary enquiry by the CBI into procurement of 1,000 low-floor buses by the Delhi government, officials said on Thursday.

Delhi BJP leaders sat on a ''dharna'' at the LG office in New Delhi on Wednesday demanding a probe by the Anti-Corruption Branch into the alleged "scam" in the process of procurement of buses by the DTC.

BJP leaders and workers staged a protest near the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday, alleging a "scam" in the procurement of buses by Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).

Lt Governor Anil Baijal has formed a three-member committee to look into the now-stalled process of procuring 1,000 buses by DTC amid demand for a CBI probe by the BJP.

Over 350 buses provided to the police and the para military personnel were taken back by the DTC on Thursday, officials said.

BJP leaders on Thursday slammed the AAP government for withdrawing DTC buses hired for police and paramilitary personnel amid farmer protests at the city's border points, alleging that the ruling party was spreading "anarchy" for "political gains" in Punjab.

Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Wednesday inaugurated an online bus pass delivery facility for commuters of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and cluster buses, saying it will allow them to avoid long queues at depots amid the coronavirus pandemic.