Delhi Lt Governor, Chief Minister Jointly Flag Off 500 New Electric Buses

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal jointly flagged off 500 electric buses today, taking the number of such buses in the national capital to 1,300.

"Delhi now has 1,300 buses, which is the highest in any city in India. We have to improve the transport sector," Mr Kejriwal told reporters.

In a post on X, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said, "Congrats Delhi!!! We're celebrating another huge milestone today! Flagged off 500 new E-buses along with Hon'ble CM @ArvindKejriwal and Hon'ble @LtGovDelhi. Success is never overnight, it is a guaranteed result of Consistency! We are yet again leading the way with a record 1300 e-e-buses."