Thane residents will soon get to experience the changing form of transport service which is considered as the lifeline of Thane city. Municipal Commissioner Abhijit Bangar mentioned that eco-friendly e-buses such as 'breath easy, zero emission, no noise' will give a new identity to Thane city.
A meeting was held in the hall of Municipal Commissioner Abhijit Bangar on Tuesday January 17, 2023 to review the work to be done under Clean Air Action Plan. Additional Commissioner Sanjay Herwade, Municipal Engineer Prashant Songra, Deputy Commissioner Tushar Pawar, Angha Kadam, Pollution Control Officer Manisha Pradhan, Chief Accounts Finance Officer Dilip Suryavanshi and Transport Service officials were present on this occasion.
Against the backdrop of global warming, environmentally friendly schemes are being implemented through the Municipal Corporation. As a part of this, e-buses will soon enter the fleet of the transport service and the Commissioner Bangar ordered to complete the required procedure as early as possible.
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Under the Clean Air Action Plan, the Municipal Corporation has received grants for the years 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23. A mandate has been given to purchase 123 e-buses under this grant. By the end of January 2023, 32 e-buses will be made available for the public while remaining 91 e-buses will come by June 2023. Commissioner Shri. Bangar mentioned that if the contractor fails to adhere to the timeline then he will be fined as per the rules and regulations.
The Commissioner directed that the newly available buses should be run on the route of diesel buses which have the lowest income. He expressed that this will encourage citizens to focus on public transport and the revenue per kilometer of transport service will increase as well.
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