India, May 3 -- The Delhi government on Friday added 400 new electric buses in the fleet of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) under the Delhi Electric Vehicle Interconnector (Devi) e-bus service. The Devi buses, operation from Saturday, are smaller nine-metre-long vehicles which, officials said, will cover longer routes and can serve areas where larger buses cannot penetrate.

The launch event took place at the Kushak Nallah bus depot in Lodhi Colony in the presence of chief minister Rekha Gupta, transport minister Pankaj Singh, union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) officials.

At the event, CM Gupta said pollution in Delhi is a serious concern, and vehicular emission is responsible for 45% of...