1,725 AC electric buses to operate in 18 cities of UP

Lucknow, Oct 9 (UNI) A total of 1,725 air-conditioned electric buses will be operated in 18 cities of Uttar Pradesh on a Gross Cost Contract (GCC) model. A cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday took a significant decision to strengthen the state's urban transport system. The objective of this scheme is to streamline public transport in urban areas and provide better passenger amenities. Under the scheme, buses will be operated in Agra, Aligarh, Ayodhya, Bareilly, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura-Vrindavan, Meerut, Moradabad, Prayagraj, Shahjahanpur, Saharanpur, Varanasi, and Noida (including Jewar). These buses will include…