Delhi to get 4,500 new buses, killer fleet to be out

The Delhi Cabinet has given green signal to procuring new buses for the Delhi Transport Corporation by March 2009.

To streamline public transport system in the city, the Delhi Cabinet on Monday gave green signal to procuring new buses for the Delhi Transport Corporation by March 2009.

Briefing the media after the Cabinet meeting in New Delhi, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Dimts has been nominated as bid process manager for procurement of 4,500 fully built CNG buses.

“Around 1,000 standard CNG buses, another 1,000 semi-low floor CNG buses, 1,500 low floor CNG buses and 1,000 low floor AC CNG buses would be procured at an estimated cost of Rs 1,796 crore,” Dikshit said.

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She said the Cabinet has also sanctioned Rs 278 crore for procurement of additional depots, construction of more 29 depot buildings, plants and machinery for standard floor height buses and additional expenditure in case additional air conditioned semi-low buses were procured.

The decision to introduce the new DTC buses have come in the wake of the Delhi Government’s plan to phase out private Blueline buses and replace them with government-owned vehicles.

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