category Regional, jchandigarh, , tags Regional, jchandigarh, , DW BUREAU JChandigarh Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal will inaugurate the Electric City Bus Service from Panipat on January 28, 2024. This initiative aims to not only benefit residents in nine cities but also contribute to environmental sustainability by ensuring zero pollution. Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma will inaugurate a comparable bus service facility from Jagadhri, Yamunanagar on January 29. Providing further details, an official spokesperson informed that following the launches in Panipat and Jagadhri, the government will progressively introduce comparable services in seven additional cities throughout the State, namely Panchkula, Ambala, Sonipat, Rewari, Karnal, Rohtak, and Hisar. The rollout of the City Bus Service across all nine cities is slated for completion by June 2024. In his Budget Speech of 2023, Chief Minister Sh. Manohar Lal had announced the government s intention to introduce City Bus services in nine cities of Haryana with Municipal Corporations, along with adding Rewari city and enhancing existing services in Gurugram, Manesar, and Faridabad. The Transport Department efficiently executed this initiative in record time, marking it as a pioneering project in the country. He said that with a fleet of 450 state-of-the-art, air-conditioned electric buses, this project, amounting to Rs 2450 crore over 12 years, represents not only a new dimension but also a significant stride toward a pollution-free environment. The state government appointed Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), an entity under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, as its consultant for the bus tender process. (editor dailyworld.in)