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The government has issued a set of guidelines to set up charging stations for electric vehicles across the country, outlining ways to build one charging station every 25 km, an official statement said.
The ministry has made amendments to the Model Building Byelaws (MBBL) 2016 and Urban Regional Development Plans Formulation and Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines 2014, making provisions for establishing EV charging infrastructure.
According to the statement, the guidelines will act as a guiding document to the state governments and Union Territories (UT’s) to incorporate the norms and standards of such vehicles in their respective building bye laws.
The government has also advocated for charging points in residential areas.
"The guidelines on Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure have been circulated to all the State Governments and UT Administrations with the request to amend their Building Byelaws and Master Plan Regulations," it stated.
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