India, Feb. 10 -- Several public electric vehicle (EV) charging points across the city are suffering from poor maintenance and lack of use, locals said during an HT visit to different charging stations on Monday.

At Connaught Place, HT found at least three EV charging points between blocks D and F, however, none of these were found operational. Locals said the charging infrastructure remains, but they are missing parts. "We saw them being used 2-3 years ago, when they were installed. Since then, maintenance has been lacking and parts may also have been stolen," said Bhupinder Singh, who works at a shop between blocks D and E.

"Both charging points are not operational anymore," he said, adding that the charging point between blocks E and...