Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Nashik Launches High-Tech Fire Ladder and New E-Buses
Nashik has received a new machine to help firefighters rescue people from tall buildings.
The machine is a large ladder that can reach 10 meters high.
It can also extend 30 meters outward and spray a lot of water.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated it.
Nashik has also received 21 new air-conditioned electric buses.
These buses are part of a planned total of 50 buses.
Another seven buses are expected soon, and 28 may begin carrying passengers on September 1.
The buses are intended to reduce diesel use and pollution while helping transport more people before the Kumbh Mela.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated Nashik’s new aerial fire ladder.
The ladder reaches 10 meters, extends 30 meters, and rotates 360 degrees.
It can discharge 3,000 litres of water per minute and uses a 400 HP engine.
The first 21 of 50 sanctioned air-conditioned electric buses have arrived in Nashik.
Twenty-eight e-buses are expected to serve passengers from September 1, supporting Citylink before the Kumbh Mela.
- Who
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the Nashik Municipal Corporation.
- What
- Nashik inaugurated a high-tech aerial fire ladder and received the first 21 of 50 planned electric buses.
- When
- The inauguration date is not specified; 28 e-buses are scheduled to begin passenger service on September 1.
- Where
- Nashik.
- Why
- The fire ladder is intended to improve high-rise rescues, while the e-buses will increase transport capacity, reduce diesel use, and lower carbon emissions ahead of the Kumbh Mela.
- Fire ladder height
- 10 meters operational height
- Fire ladder outreach
- 30 meters
- Water discharge
- 3,000 litres per minute
- Fire ladder engine
- 400 HP
- Electric buses planned
- 50 under the Central Government’s PM e-Bus scheme
- Electric buses received
- 21 air-conditioned buses, with seven more expected the following week
- Citylink fleet
- Approximately 250 buses: 200 CNG and 50 diesel