New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Terming it the "most effective solution to eradicate pollution", the Delhi chief minister on Thursday flagged off a fleet of 100 new electric buses from the Interstate Bus Terminal (ISBT) at Kashmere Gate.

With the addition of these buses, the total number of electric buses operating across the city has crossed 3,500. The government has also launched a new interstate bus service - the Delhi-Dharuhera route - aimed at enhancing connectivity between the two cities.

Chief minister Rekha Gupta said expanding and modernising public transport was key to reducing pollution and easing traffic congestion.

"Over the past ten months, the government has focused on reviving a transport system that had remained neglected for ye...