Leh, June 19 -- Five hydrogen fuel cell-based buses will soon begin to commercially ply in Leh district of the Union Territory of Ladakh, which has the highest motorable roads in the world.
The buses were formally handed over by National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited to the State Industrial Development Corporation in a ceremony held at the green hydrogen mobility station in Palam, Leh, on Thursday.
The initiative marks the first-ever commercial deployment of hydrogen-powered buses in India. The deployment of these buses running on clean energy on the highest motorable roads in the world makes it a globally significant milestone towards green mobility, officials said.
Following the formal flag-off of the hydrogen buses, Transpo...