Gurugram's Sec-48 Bus Depot To Get Electric Substation At Cost A Of Rs 2.5 Cr; Details

Gurugram: The civic body has awarded the construction work for an electric substation at the Sector 48 bus depot, with a budget of Rs 2.5 crore. This substation will be essential for charging the fleet of electric buses that the authority plans to acquire by the end of the year.

A senior Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) official said that the tender for the electric substation has been awarded and its completion deadline is six months. “The electric substation is being constructed to create infrastructure for charging electric buses, which will join the fleet of the city bus service in the next few months. The central government has already approved 100 e-buses for Gurugram under PM E Sewa, while the authority is likely to acquire 200 more such buses in the next year,” he said, according to a Hindustan Times report.

Moreover, officials stated that a tender for the construction of the entire bus depot in Sector 48, estimated to cost ?18 crore, will be allotted soon as two bidders have qualified for it. “Six bidders had submitted their bids for this contract, but only two have qualified after technical evaluation. The financial bids will be opened soon, and thereafter the project will be sent to the Chief Minister’s high-powered purchase committee for approval, as projects exceeding ?10 crore need final approval from the committee,” the officials added.

As per the Hindustan Times report, the bus depot in Sector 48 will span over 7.5 acres, with Rs 18 crore allocated for the project. GMDA officials mentioned that they are slowly expanding the footprint of the bus service across the city and plan to build nine bus depots from which the city service will operate. The senior official said, "We have sought land from the MCG and other agencies to build these depots, and gradually these will come up across the city to provide seamless transport to the residents."

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