The Delhi Government will likely to flag off another lot of 100 new standard floor buses fitted with hydraulic lift under cluster scheme on Thursday. The new orange coloured buses purchased under the ‘Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit’ (DIMTS) will be inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at Rajghat Depot.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government has set up a target to purchase 1,000 standard floor buses by end of this year. However, currently about 225 buses are flagged of so far. These buses are equipped with panic buttons, CCTV cameras and are especially designed with lifts for divyangs.
Also, these buses are fitted with three doors along with unique features. Out of these, two gates will be for the ‘entry and exit’ while remaining one will be completely dedicated for persons with disability and senior citizens and are fitted with hydraulic lifts.
Besides, the new upcoming buses are manufactured with high technology for the safety of the passengers especially women and child. The buses have three CCTV cameras, 12 panic buttons with hooters, hydraulic lifts for the differently-abled and GPS units for tracking of bus, Anti-vandalism seats for safety and security of the passengers especially for women.The new buses will be catering to rural area in Delhi which was facing shortage of buses so far.
Additional routes providing connectivity to Metro Stations, hospitals and traffic interchange hubs at Inter State Bus Terminals at Kashmere Gate, Anand Vihar Terminal and Sarai Kalen Khan will be served by these buses.
Besides, the Government has also begun the procurement of 1,000 Low floor AC buses under cluster scheme and tender for 650 Low Floor buses has already been awarded for three clusters and these buses will start coming from January 2020.
The tender for the remaining 350 buses will be floated soon and these buses are expected to arrive by May 2020.
The tender for 300 Electric Buses (Low Floor, 12 meter) has been floated ron 15th October. The financial bid for 1,000 low-floors, air-conditioned, CNG-run cluster buses has also been opened.
It may be noted that the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, along with Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot, flagged off 104 new standard floor buses fitted with hydraulic lifts under ‘Cluster Scheme’ at Dwarka depot last month.
Further, the transport department has created depot space at Rewla Khanpur, Dwarka Sector-22, Kharkhari Nahar, Bawana Sector-1 and Rani Khera -I, II and III, from where these 1000 new buses will be operated. Currently, there are 5500 buses in the National Capital out which 1679 buses come under Cluster Scheme.