Five new electric buses flagged off in Nurpur; Rs 350 Crore sanctioned for Phina Singh project

Ashok Raina Nurpur (Kangra), Oct 15 (UNI) Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri flagged off five new electric buses at the HRTC workshop in Jasur for operation under the Pathankot depot, and announced Rs one crore for the workshop. He also promised to complete the long-pending Phina Singh irrigation project in record time. The five buses will operate on the Pathankot-Baijnath, Dada Siba, Gagret, Haripur-Dharamshala and Kundihar routes. Agnihotri said the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) had initiated a comprehensive fleet replacement programme, under which 1,000 new electric buses were being procured. Another 200 hydrogen-powered and 250 diesel buses would also…