With safety certificates still awaited, e-double deckers delayed by a mth

Your electric double-decker buses have been delayed by a month due to stringent technical checks being undertaken and certifications awaited for road and passenger safety, BEST general manager Lokesh Chandra has said. Chandra had last month announced that the buses will hit roads latest by early November.

- Somit Sen

Mumbai: “It is a completely new vehicle for testing agencies and it is the first time in the country that they will have to give certifications for reliability, load factor and conduct crash test, while also ensuring that it is safe in terms of fire and passenger escape routes with all emergency measures undertaken,” he told TOI.