Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy flagged off the first fleet of electric buses from the Alipiri depot of the Andhra Pradesh State Transport Road Corporation (APSRTC) on the Tirumala ghat road on Tuesday, coinciding with Srivari Brahmotsavams.
Olectra Greentech Limited delivered ten state-of-the-art buses to the APSRTC, as part of an order to supply 100 electric buses under FAME-II scheme. Of the 100 buses, 50 will ply on the Tirumala–Tirupati ghat road, while the rest will ply to Nellore, Kadapa and Madanapalle as inter-city service.