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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off 45 electric buses and 3 hydrogen buses. Credit: UP govt

Emphasizing the need to provide every citizen with better, comfortable and environmentally friendly transportation, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off 45 electric buses and 3 hydrogen buses of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation on Friday.

These buses will operate up to Jewar Airport in the Noida, Greater Noida and YEIDA regions, through video conferencing from Lucknow. On this occasion, he also inaugurated the Noida Electric Bus Depot.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the country the vision of green mobility and sustainable development. In line with this vision, the Uttar Pradesh Government will connect every city and village with petrol and diesel-free green mobility electric services in the coming years.”

He said, “ To translate the Prime Minister’s vision into reality, operations at India’s largest airport, Noida International Airport, are scheduled to begin on June 15.”

He added, keeping in view the convenience of passengers and citizens in the country’s largest IT and electronics hub and the need for seamless air connectivity, the three authorities, Noida, Greater Noida and YEIDA, have launched this service through the Transport Corporation. This initiative is also a significant step towards achieving the net-zero target.

The Chief Minister said, “Noida, Greater Noida and the Yamuna Authority region have emerged as major centres for IT, electronics, data centres, start-ups, semiconductors and other industrial activities. Along with attracting global companies to these regions, environmentally friendly transportation has become a necessity. While metro services are already operational in certain areas, the operation of electric buses will prove to be a milestone in ensuring last-mile connectivity. By June 15, all three authorities will commence operations of 110 electric buses.