Electric double-decker buses set to return on Delhi’s roads

Double decker buses are set for return to the roads of Delhi, with the government planning to start one such bus from Pradhanmantri Sanghrahalaya to other iconic locations like National War Memorial and Bharat Mandapam.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

‘The electric bus, manufactured and provided by Ashok Leyland under a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, was given to the transport department and was earlier stationed at Okhla depot. 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.