LUCKNOW, Jan. 15 -- Six of eight AC double-decker electric buses, worth nearly Rs.12 crore, remain parked at the Barabanki bus station-cum-workshop for months due to the absence of a functional charging station. Flagged off by chief minister Yogi Adityanath last year, the buses were intended to boost intercity connectivity from Lucknow, but only two are currently running on the Lucknow-Ayodhya route, highlighting execution delays and coordination gaps between the departments.

Under the first phase of the project, the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) planned to procure 20 double-decker electric buses. While tenders were issued and the first bus was inaugurated in 2025, the remaining six have remained idle at the Bar...