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Electric Vehicle Expo: Himachal will come up with EV policy within a month, says Mukesh Agnihotri
Himachal Pradesh deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Sunday said that the Himachal government is coming up with its electric vehicle (EV) policy within a month. “We are working on it,” he added. He visited the EV Expo organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Himachal Pradesh deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Sunday said that the Himachal government is coming up with its electric vehicle (EV) policy within a month. “We are working on it,” he added.
Agnihotri visited the EV Expo organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Sunday. He said that the Himachal government has a fleet of 3,500 buses and out of these 1,000 buses will be replaced. “As many as 700 bus routes are completely in losses on which electric buses will be run. Almost 300 electric buses are being procured in the first phase,” the deputy CM said.
Agnihotri said that the work of replacement of vehicles has started at the government level. “As many as 19 electric vehicles have been included in the fleet of the transport department and 20 electric buses would be run in Shimla and 15 in Dharamshala soon,” he said.
PHDCCI Haryana Chapter Chair Pranav Gupta said that such EV expo will also be organised in Himachal with the help of the Himachal government. Speaking on the occasion, MD, Himachal Road Transport Corporation, Sandeep Kumar said that the infrastructure for electric vehicles is being strengthened in Himachal. “The work of making EV charging stations has started in all the districts of Himachal Pradesh,” he added.
