First CNG bus rolls out in Kolkata
The Hindu
They will bring down cost of running and also reduce pollution, says Minister.
The first CNG bus hit the roads of Kolkata on Monday — more than two decades after such buses began running in Delhi. Transport Minister Firhad Hakim inaugurated the service himself driving a CNG bus for the cameras. “Kolkata now has CNG. In future, buses will be mostly electric and CNG. This will bring down cost of running buses and also reduce pollution,” Mr. Hakim said after the launch.
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