Panipat, Jan. 3 -- Nearly two years after electric buses began operating for the first time in Haryana, the state's first e-bus depot has been completed and is set to open at the site of an old bus stand in Panipat.

Former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar had on January 28, 2024 inaugurated the e-bus services from Panipat under the Haryana City Bus Service Limited (HCBSL). Five buses currently operate on Delhi-Chandigarh highway between new bus stand and toll plaza in the town (26 kilometres up and down), with fare for the air-conditioned city bus service ranging from Rs.10 to Rs.20, depending on the stoppages.

Since the inauguration, officials said, the old bus stand site in Panipat was developed as a special charging and maintenance...