New Delhi (NVI): The Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Admiral (Retd.) DK Joshi, today flagged-off fleet of electric buses which will help cut down tail pipe emissions as well as provide comfortable public transport.
The project for 40 electric buses is being executed by NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN Limited), a 100 per cent subsidiary of NTPC Limited, a PSU under Ministry of Power.
In addition to this project, NVVN has emerged as successful bidder for providing turnkey solution for 90 electric buses in Bengaluru under the Smart City project. These buses will provide last mile connectivity to NAMMA Metro network.
NVVN is developing and providing complete range of zero emission mobility solutions for various vehicle segments. In order to encourage faster migration to electric vehicles, NVVN is also developing charging infrastructure in multiple cities across the country.
Earlier in the day, a ceremonial parade was conducted by Andaman and Nicobar Command to celebrate the 72nd Republic Day at Netaji Stadium in Port Blair.
Lt Governor Joshi was the Chief Guest and Reviewing Officer for the parade.
The parade led by Lt Cdr R Manikandan of the Indian Navy comprised of contingents from Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Andaman & Nicobar Police. Each contingent was represented by of one officer, one Junior Commissioned Officer and fifteen Other Ranks, according to a statement released by Ministry of Defence.
Furthermore, the parade witnessed the fly past by MI-17 Helicopter from Indian Air Force and Dornier Aircraft from Navy.
The pride of each participating contingent from the only Joint Services Command of the nation reflected the level of integration of all arms and evolution of jointsmanship culture in the Union Territory, the statement added.
-CHK
