Double-deckers return to the city

Govt plans evening rides for tourists, get ready with routes in Lutyens' zone within a month

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ New Delhi

DOUBLE-DECKER buses are set to return to the roads of Delhi, with the government planning to start one such bus from the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya to iconic locations like the National War Memorial and Bharat Mandapam.

The electric bus, manufactured and provided by Ashok Leyland under its corporate social responsibility initiative, was handed over to the transport department and was initially stationed at the Okhla.

Later, the transport department handed it over to the tourism department. "The tourism department now plans to ply the bus from the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya to other popular sites like the Bharat Mandapam, War Memorial, the new Parliament complex, Dilli Haat, and others, for tourists," a senior official informed.