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A hydrogen-powered shuttle autobus work was launched successful Delhi's Central Vista country connected Friday (May 15, 2026), days aft Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to radical to trim unnecessary expenditure and follow sustainable practices.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), successful collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, launched 2 hydrogen-powered buses for rider services from the Central Secretariat Metro presumption astatine astir 8:30 a.m., according to a statement.
The ceremonial keys of the buses were handed implicit to DMRC Director (Operations and Services) Dr. Amit Kumar Jain by Indian Oil Corporation Director (Refinery) Arvind Kumar successful the beingness of elder officials from DMRC and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), it stated.
The work volition run connected each moving days from Monday to Friday, excluding gazetted holidays, during highest bureau hours betwixt 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and again from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., the connection said.
With a frequence of 1 autobus each 30 minutes, 1 autobus volition tally successful the clockwise absorption and the different successful the anti-clockwise direction, covering cardinal authorities offices and landmarks specified arsenic Kartavya Bhawan, Vigyan Bhawan, Nirman Bhawan, Akbar Road, Baroda House, National Stadium, National Gallery of Modern Art, India Gate, and Seva Teerth metro station.
Passengers volition beryllium capable to wage fares done National Common Mobility Card (NCMC), UPI, and cash. The fare has been fixed astatine stage-wise rates of ₹10 and ₹15, the corp said.
DMRC said the inaugural aims to beforehand greenish hydrogen arsenic a cleanable substance alternate and fortify environment-friendly nationalist transport solutions successful the nationalist capital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, connected May 11, urged citizens to curb the usage of substance driven vehicles amid the planetary vigor crises triggered by tensions successful West Asia.
The Prime Minister suggested reducing petrol and diesel consumption, utilizing metro obstruction services successful cities, car pooling, accrued usage of electrical vehicles, utilising railway services for parcel movement, and moving from location to conserve overseas exchange.
