New Delhi: Telecommunications Consultants India (TCIL), a Miniratna PSU under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) with the support of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has launched its first e-vehicle charging station in the South Delhi area on Thursday. The launch has been inaugurated by Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakshi Lekhi in the presence of TCIL's Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) Sanjeev Kumar and other dignitaries of the area.

This e-vehicle charging station is the first one in a series of 65 e-charging stations to be set up by TCIL in a progressive manner in the next four months in the South Delhi area within easy reach of citizens of Delhi. Each charging station can charge 6 Two/Three/ Four wheeler vehicles at a time.

The charging stations are equipped with CCTV surveillance and Wi-Fi facility for use by the common public. It is also powered by a 6 kW solar panel. The e-vehicle charging station will help in popularizing the use of e-vehicle and in reducing pollution in the metro city of Delhi.

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