New Delhi: To promote green mobility and clean fuel, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has decided to set up ‘green zones’ at selected abandoned dhalaos or vacant sites with the help of IGL. These zones will have CNG dispensing units, battery swapping machines and electric vehicle charging units, all at one place.
The project was approved in a standing committee meeting on Monday.
“Integrated CNG dispensing units are small in size unlike conventional CNG filling units and take similar time to fill a vehicle. The green zones will also have electric vehicle charging units for DC charger and any other fast or slow chargers approved as per BIS standards,” said an SDMC official.
“The project will not just promote use of green fuel and vehicles but also help in bringing down the level of pollution. We are also looking into the option of using these sites for displaying advertisements on a revenue sharing basis,” the official added.
The civic body had recently proposed 93 sites to IGL for a feasibility study. IGL has approved 40 locations for setting up the green zone.
“We will provide a minimum 150 square metres of area to IGL where they can install two CNG stations, two electric vehicles charging stations and one battery swapping machine. We will be the first municipality to implement it,” said Prem Shankar Jha, deputy commissioner, remunerative and project cell, SDMC.