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UP Cabinet Approves Electric Buses for 18 Cities and New Terminal in Lucknow
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News18•09-10-2026, 14:51
UP Cabinet Approves Electric Buses for 18 Cities and New Terminal in Lucknow
- •Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath approved 39 proposals during a cabinet meeting, highlighting the government's achievements.
- •A total of 1,725 new electric buses will be operated across 18 municipal corporation areas to improve the state transport system.
- •An integrated bus terminal will be constructed under the Vrindavan Vihar scheme in Lucknow at an estimated cost of Rs 265 crore using a PPP model.
- •Municipal councils in areas without development authorities will now be granted the power to approve building maps.
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A total of 1,725 new electric buses will be operated across 18 municipal corporation areas in Uttar Pradesh to improve the state's transport system, following a master plan approved during a cabinet meeting.
The construction of the integrated bus terminal in the Vrindavan Vihar scheme has an estimated cost of Rs 265 crore and will be built by Omaxe Limited on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.
The administration will grant municipal councils in areas without development authorities the power to approve building maps on the lines of development authorities, following an expansion of these civic bodies.
