Smart E-bus Public Transportation Services Launched in Jammu | To Overcome Mobility Challenge It is a matter of great good fortune for all of us that on the eve of Republic Day, Smart E-bus services for Jammu Smart City were also launched virtually by the Home Minister. This program that is starting is an important program in many ways, said Home Minister Amit Shah at the virtual launch of e-bus service in Jammu. First of all, e-bus services are being launched. Hundred AC e-buses have been launched for the people of Jammu. Operation and maintenance of buses has been started for 12 years at a cost of Rs 561 crore, informed Home Minister Amit Shah. Long-haul public transport facilities have been started. Today, I would like to specially congratulate all the citizens of Jammu that the e-bus that had been started in Srinagar, but after a short delay, we have got the opportunity to start the e-bus in Jammu too, said the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha. The work done by Jammu Smart City is appreciated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Jammu has developed into a unique city in the country where all the premier institutions of education are located. There is no other city in the country where there is IIT, IIM, AIIMS and Central University. Jammu which was a city of temples I know that it has become a city of institutional institutions, LG said. We will be successful in strengthening the basic foundation of sustainable urban public transport and overcoming the mobility challenge to a great extent. I believe that a new dynamic in quality living has started coming in this ancient cultural city, LG said. Projects completed under Smart City and AMRUT have redefined urban living in Jammu. The projects under Smart City have been completed with special attention to create a holistic infrastructure taking into account modern facilities and cultural heritage so that the city of Jammu can achieve its true potential, LG stated.