APSRTC to induct 750 electric buses in GCC mode; staff union flays move
The Hindu
APSRTC plans to introduce 750 electric buses, facing union opposition against privatization and infrastructure allocation concerns.
The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is planning to induct 750 electric buses in GCC mode across 12 locations in the State under the Centre’s PM-eBus Sewa scheme.
The proposal was approved by the Ministry of Urban Transport during the 11th and 13th meetings of the Central Sanctioning and Steering Committee (CSSC).
Civil infrastructure works have been sanctioned for all 12 locations, while electrical works, essential for charging facilities, have been approved for only five locations so far.
In a communication to the Chief Mechanical Engineer (Chassis and Bodybuilding) G. Nageswara Rao, APSRTC Chief Civil Engineer S. Venkata Ramana said tenders for civil works at the proposed e-Bus depots are being released, and construction is expected to begin within about one and a half months.
For this to proceed, he said, depot sites must be handed over, a process that may temporarily affect the opeatrions of buses.
Explaining that the scale of work varies by location, he said at Vidyadharapuram (Vijayawada) and Guntur-II, depots located in low-lying areas require complete dismantling and elevation of yards, while Nellore-II and Mangalam depots must be fully handed over for re-development.
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