India, Delhi

Delhi Govt approves purchase of 3,125 more CNG buses.

The Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Mrs Sheila Dikshit, has confirmed that she will speak at the inaugural NGV India conference and exhibition, to be held in New Delhi, March 24-26 2009. Sheila Dikshit has been a pioneer of the natural gas vehicle revolution in Delhi, which is home to the largest compressed natural gas bus fleet in the world, with an additional 3,125 buses approved for purchase this week.  She was also instrumental in attracting the NGV exhibition and conference to India in 2009. The event is supported by India's largest gas company GAIL (India) and is expected to attract industry professionals from more than 50 countries. A call for papers will be issued for the conference shortly. Mrs Dikshit met recently with NGV India organisers Mr. David Aitken (pictured left), General Manager of Bangkok Exhibition Services Ltd., Mr. Satish Chandran (centre) , Project Development Manager of NGV India 2009 and Mr. S. P. Sharma (right) of GAIL (India) Ltd.