Delhi NCR

1,950 buses to be procured, Kejriwal announces; taking the feet to over 11,000 in Delhi by 2024

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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Wednesday that Delhi government will procure 1,950 buses and issue fresh tenders for another 4,800 buses. There will be 11,000 on the capital’s roads by December 2024.

Kejriwal stated the the public transport will be more comfortable and world-class. The focus will also be on making the transport sector  integrating and modernising.

The chief minister said his government will hire experts to roll out its urban farming initiative that was announced in the budget.

Following the budget, the government will also hire experts for its urban farming initiative.

Kejriwal said that the government will be working with the  Indian Agriculture Research Institute for the project. The plan is to conduct 1,000 workshops at the ward level that will benefit 25,000 people.

 

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