The political urge to inaugurate projects before elections has turned into a nightmare for the locals in Ulhasnagar. More than a week after the inauguration of e-buses in Ulhasnagar, only two buses are operational due to a lack of charging stations. Also, the civic body had claimed that they have approval for 20 buses, but only five have been delivered so far.

On March 10, Public Work Department Minister Ravindra Chavan and Member of Parliament Dr Shrikant Shinde inaugurated the transport service with much fanfare. It was also announced that the regular bus services would be started on March 11. However, the buses have been stranded at the depot since then as there aren’t enough charging stations. This has left locals questioning whether the hasty inauguration was done to garner support in the upcoming elections. They expressed anger as the buses were hardly seen on the roads last week. Meanwhile, officials from the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) said they have charging points and two buses started operations.