Categories: News

All Delhi government vehicles to switch to EV within six months

Representative Image

NEW DELHI: An order from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that all the vehicles of the Government of Delhi will be replaced by electric vehicles (EV) within the next six months. Any department or autonomous body of the Delhi government can hire an EV for the first time with the permission of the Department of Finance.

The Department of Transport will oversee the switch to EVs and all the departments will have to submit the report to the transport department on how the transition of vehicles to EVs is going on, identify the gaps and give some suggestions to complete the target within six months. In August last year, the Delhi government announced their EV policy which will work towards improving the air quality of the Capital and ensure that at least 25 per cent of all vehicles are battery operated by 2024.

The switch to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) was Delhi’s big switch which made Delhi Transport Corporation one of the world’s largest public transport bodies which run on CNG.

Team Urban Update

Recent Posts

IMD predicts staggering rise in temperatures in Northern India

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning regarding an…

3 days ago

NGT summons authorities over worsening condition of Dal Lake

Representative Image JAMMU and KASHMIR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has called upon the Central…

3 days ago

India highlights its progress in forest conservation at UNFF 19

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The 19th edition of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF…

3 days ago

BMC publishes list of dilapidated buildings ahead of monsoon

Representative Image MUMBAI, Maharashtra: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has published a list of 188…

1 week ago

Chennai Corporation to penalise unregistered pets

Representative Image CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu: The Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation is mulling the plan to…

1 week ago

Faulty streetlight renders Kollidam Bridge unsafe for pedestrians

Representative Image TRICHIRAPALLI, Tamil Nadu: Faulty Streetlights on the newly built Kollidam Bridge in Trichy…

1 week ago