All RTC Buses to Run on Biodiesel Soon
(The Hindu) The Transport Department has decided to run all State Road Transport Corporation (RTCs) buses on biodiesel in the next four months.
The first batch of 10 buses running on biodiesel was flagged off by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday.
The Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas had issued a gazette notification on August 10 allowing transporters to run buses on biodiesel from 20 per cent blend to 100 per cent. The KSRTC has become the first transport company to run buses on biodiesel after the Centre’s Order.
Minister for Transport Ramalinga Reddy said the operational cost of buses would reduce drastically because biodiesel costs lesser than regular diesel.
The department would save about Rs. 50 crore annually by operating buses on biodiesel, besides it being environment friendly, he said. READ MORE
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