As part of phasing out fossil fuel-powered buses from the city limits, the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) – SWIFT, the new legal entity formed under the corporation for centralised operation of long-distance buses and electric buses – will roll out 113 more new electric buses in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation limits under the Smart City project.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the handing-over of the first batch of 60 vehicles purchased at a cost of ₹104 crore to Transport Minister Antony Raju at a function to be held here on Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School grounds on August 26. The remaining buses are expected to be made available for service by the September-October period.
With the introduction of new electric buses, the low-floor buses under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) will be shifted to rural units in the district. The routes for the new buses would be finalised by August 26, said Mr. Raju at a joint conference with Minister for Local Self-Governments M.B. Rajesh here on Tuesday.
