TheAurangabad has decided to set up nearly 200 charging stations for electric vehicles in the city by this year-end, a senior official said here inMaharashtra. For this, the civic body will spend about Rs 5 crore of the fund granted under the 15th Finance Commission.
The charging stations will come up at fuel pumps, malls, bus stands, RAILWAY stations, business complexes and other locations.
Notably, theMarathwada Auto Clusterrecently launched the Aurangabad Mission Green Mobility initiative with the people’s participation, under which 250 electric four-wheelers are set to be purchased by March this year.