New Delhi: On Thursday, the Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) initiative will add two new electric buses to its fleet, including the first air-conditioned double-decker bus in the nation. Officials announced this on Wednesday.
At a ceremony to be conducted at NCPA in south Mumbai, a single-decker electric bus for app-based premium bus service and a double-decker air-conditioned bus will be introduced.
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These ministers will attend
Various dignitaries will attend the ceremony. Including Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis, and others.
The makers of the bus will reportedly make their official debut at a gathering on Thursday, according to officials.
BEST will unveil two new buses
On Thursday, the Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) initiative will add two new electric buses to its fleet. This will be nation’s first double-decker AC bus, according to officials.
At a ceremony to be held at NCPA in south Mumbai, two new buses will be unveiled. One a single-decker electric bus for an app-based premium bus service. Second a double-decker air-conditioned bus.
Eknath Shinde, the chief minister of Maharashtra, Nitin Gadkari, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadanvis, and other dignitaries will be present.