Noida, G Noida authorities plan e-bike service for commuters

In recent updates, the Noida and Greater Noida authorities are in talks to start an electric bike service in order to give more convenience options to the people in the area and enhance last-mile connectivity.

E-bike service for commuters in Noida, G Noida

The 2 authorities will give electric bikes for rent near every Metro station and other crowded public areas. The tender to in order to get a relevant agency is likely to be issued this month, sources said.

Since 2020, the Noida authority has been working on this project and also circulated a tender to rope a suitable agency that offer their services. However, authorities couldn’t finalise any agency as only one agency showed interest. During this month, shortlisted a few agencies and came out with 2 agencies. Each agency will run 310 e-bikes in the assigned area and the services will be in operation l by the end of November, said sources.

“But now many expert agencies are showing interest in taking the e-bike project. We have decided to issue tenders for both Noida and Greater Noida soon. We hope to finalise the agency for Noida and Greater Noida in accordance with procedures. Once the agency is finalized, the project will witness progress,” said Ritu Maheshwari, chief executive officer (CEO) of both Noida and Greater Noida authorities.

As per the earlier plan, the Noida authority has finalised to assign 350 e-bikes that passengers could rent at the cost of  ₹2 per minute for better connectivity.

“The last mile connectivity is a big issue in the twin cities of Noida and Greater Noida because one cannot always travel to their exact destination via bus service or Metro. One has to either walk from the Metro station or depend on erratic private taxis for short distances. E-bikes will be helpful to many residents,” said Kanchan Tripathi, a daily commuter.