India, Aug. 10 -- Himachal Pradesh is building EV charging corridors and encouraging hotels to install chargers as it tries to reduce emissions from road-based tourism.

The state has notified six Green Corridors across about 2,000km of highways, linking major tourist routes including Shimla, Manali, Dharamshala, Chamba and Spiti.

Officials say only two of 41 planned charging sites are currently functional, while more than 66 hotels in the state have installed EV chargers.

The state's own EV market remains small, making tourists, hotels and out-of-state commercial vehicles central to its electric mobility strategy.

Himachal Pradesh has spent the past two years building up its electric bus fleet as part of its response to worsening traf...