Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari made a major announcement at the second edition of Zee Auto Awards in which he said that the government is planning to increase the number of double-decker buses to promote tourism in India. So, to make it more accessible to the public, Gadkari said that the government is also planning to reduce the cost of tickets for AC double-decker buses. At the second edition of Zee Auto Awards, Nitin Gadkari also focused on how the government is working to promote tourism in the country and plans to connect important tourist destinations with important religious places through roads. Is.
Nitin Gadkari has made the impossible possible as now passengers can travel from Delhi to Meerut in just 40 minutes, Delhi-Jaipur in 2-3 hours and so on. To reduce carbon emissions, the Union Minister has a dream to build an ‘e-highway’ from Delhi to Jaipur. At the Zee Auto Awards 2022, Nitin Gadkari said, “We are building green highways and with this we are going to increase tourism in the country.” Apart from this, the minister informed that new tunnels are also being constructed.
A few months back, India’s first electric double decker AC bus made by Switch Mobility arrived in Mumbai. Two new electric buses, including the first air-conditioned double-decker bus in the country, joined the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) fleet. Switch Mobility is an electric vehicle brand from Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland and the company has already delivered over 100 electric double decker buses in the UK.
A single-decker electric bus to replace the app-based premium bus service and double-decker air-conditioned bus was launched in August 2022 at an event held at the NCPA in South Mumbai.