Days after the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) received “India Bus Award 2016” for excellence in environmental initiatives, a senior DTC official said that the DTC is planning to procure electric buses which are totally environment friendly.
“One such electric bus is already being run in the city on an experimental basis,” Deputy Chief General Manager (PR) of DTC RS Minhas said.
He further added that the State-run corporation has already taken many eco-friendly initiatives in the transport sector. “DTC has decided to install Rain Water Harvesting System in its all 45 Units. It has already installed 3 Solar Power Plants in 3 depots with an installed capacity of 347 KWp. By installing Solar Power Plants we are saving 15 per cent power of total consumption in three units. We are also using sewage treated water for washing of its buses and no ground water is being used for washing of buses,” Dr Minhas said.
DTC was recently conferred with “India Bus Award 2016” in the category of Excellence in Environmental initiative in Government sector at Ashok leyland India Bus Award-2016. DTC Managing Director CR
Garg received the award from Goa Transport Minister Ramkrishna at the award ceremony held at Grand Hyatt.
“Delhi Transport Corporation is providing secure, comfortable, efficient, economical, reliable, and environment friendly bus service to the commuters of Delhi since 1948. DTC have already been recognized and awarded for its services in the field of road safety and effective bus services to the commuters of Delhi and its adjoining areas, in the past by various authorities,” Dr Minhas added.