Ludhiana, June 17 -- City's much-awaited electric bus project is finally moving towards implementation and officials claim the service is likely to start from Hambran Road depot in August, bringing hope of a more affordable and reliable public transport system for the residents.

The project is being implemented under the Prime Minister E-bus Sewa scheme.With traffic congestion increasing and public transport options remaining limited, many people currently depend on auto-rickshaws and other private modes of transport which can often be expensive.Sham Lal Gupta, superintendent engineer said that under this project 100 electric midi-buses will be introduced, out of which 70 buses will operate from Ghora Road depot and 30 from Hambran Road ...