Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) is ready with 250 buses with Bharat Series (BS) 6 engine technology that will ply on the routes in the National Capital Region (NCR) from January 1. At present, 304 buses are functional on these routes.
Officials said that for the rest of the buses, reshuffling will be done within the depots in the state to ensure that all buses are of BS-6 engine technology.
“We already have 250 buses with BS-6 engine running, so those will be used in the Delhi-NCR routes. We are also assessing how many buses from other depots in the state can be shifted to these routes, till more buses are procured by the corporation,” said a senior official from the corporation.
Officials also said that All India Permits are also being taken for RSRTC buses, as buses with such permits, will also be allowed to enter the NCR from January 1.
Buses with BS-6 engines are less polluting compared to buses that are of older technology, like BS-3 or BS-4. BS-6 emission standards are a means of checking emissions from vehicles to control air pollution. The union government has made it mandatory that all vehicles sold after April 2020 must be of BS6 norms.
Officials said that on Thursday, tenders are also being invited for purchasing 340 new buses, which will all be of BS-6 technology and the process of taking 400 buses on contract is also underway. Of the contract buses, officials said that first lot of buses will be given to RSRTC by mid-January, which will also help in meeting the shortfall for NCR routes.
At present, RSRTC has around 2,900 buses and over 700 additional buses are hired by the corporation. In 2020, the transport corporation had purchased 876 buses which were 3×2 seaters, after which no new buses have been added in the state, due to which the corporation does not have buses of the latest engine technology.
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Officials said that for the rest of the buses, reshuffling will be done within the depots in the state to ensure that all buses are of BS-6 engine technology.
“We already have 250 buses with BS-6 engine running, so those will be used in the Delhi-NCR routes. We are also assessing how many buses from other depots in the state can be shifted to these routes, till more buses are procured by the corporation,” said a senior official from the corporation.
Officials also said that All India Permits are also being taken for RSRTC buses, as buses with such permits, will also be allowed to enter the NCR from January 1.
Buses with BS-6 engines are less polluting compared to buses that are of older technology, like BS-3 or BS-4. BS-6 emission standards are a means of checking emissions from vehicles to control air pollution. The union government has made it mandatory that all vehicles sold after April 2020 must be of BS6 norms.
Officials said that on Thursday, tenders are also being invited for purchasing 340 new buses, which will all be of BS-6 technology and the process of taking 400 buses on contract is also underway. Of the contract buses, officials said that first lot of buses will be given to RSRTC by mid-January, which will also help in meeting the shortfall for NCR routes.
At present, RSRTC has around 2,900 buses and over 700 additional buses are hired by the corporation. In 2020, the transport corporation had purchased 876 buses which were 3×2 seaters, after which no new buses have been added in the state, due to which the corporation does not have buses of the latest engine technology.
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