Tata Motors has supplied the first batch of the Ultra EV buses to Srinagar Smart City, via TML Smart City Mobility Solutions (J&K), a Tata Motors Group company. The delivery of the e-buses is a part of its larger order to supply, maintain and operate 100 electric buses in Srinagar and 100 electric buses in Jammu, for a period 12-years for Jammu and Srinagar Smart City projects.
The collaboration is part of an initiative of Housing and Urban Development Department, government of Jammu & Kashmir to establish an environmentally and financially sustainable network of public transport for Srinagar.
The fleet of e-buses was flagged off by Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant General, J&K; Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K; Junaid Azim Mattu, Mayor, Srinagar; Prashant Goyal, Principal Secretary, H&UDD, J&K; Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir & Chairman, Srinagar Smart City; Prasanna Ramaswamy, Administrative Secretary, Transport Department, J&K; Athar Aamir Khan, IAS, Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation & CEO, Srinagar Smart City along with delegates from Government of J&K, Municipal Corporation of Srinagar and Tata Motors.
Prashant Goyal said, “J&K has embarked on a new phase of urban development which will ease the congestion on roads. Tata Motors has partnered with Srinagar Smart City for 12 years, which will help in improving the last-mile passenger transport system in Srinagar.”
Athar Aamir Khan said, “Srinagar Electric Bus Project is part of our integrated Sustainable Urban Mobility of the city. This is for the first time such a massive transformation in public transport is happening in Srinagar. This will help decongest the city, make reliable, affordable and comfortable public transport available to our citizens.”
Asim Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Chairman, TML Smart City Mobility Solutions said, “In a time where sustainable public transport is the need of the hour, we are thrilled that Tata Motors has been chosen to provide a transformative solution to the commuters in the beautiful city of Srinagar. “
Till date, Tata Motors has supplied more than 1,000 electric buses across multiple cities in India, which have cumulatively clocked more than 9.6 crore kilometres, with an uptime of over 95%.
