Hyderabad to get e-vehicles to lift garbage: KTR

A new of fleet of electronic vehicles dedicated for garbage collection will soon hit the streets of Hyderabad. This was announced by municipal administration and urban development (MAUD) minister K T Rama Rao on Thursday while inaugurating bus shelters at Khairatabad and Kukatpally.

“The existing garbage collection vehicles will be replaced with electronic vehicles in a phased manner. The government is striving hard to make the city pollution-free by taking



up various initiatives. Along with GHMC vehicles, around 3,000 vehicles belonging to the state road transport corporation will also be replaced with electronic vehicles,” the minister added.

On Friday, the first batch of 20 electrical vehicles for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will be flagged off. The civic body, officials said, has signed an agreement with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (ESSL) to execute the project on a pilot basis.