Karnataka Flags Off 25 Bio-Diesel Buses
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has launched 25 bio-diesel buses on December 25, to reduce pollution level emitted by diesel buses. 25 luxury multi-axle Scania buses were flagged off by the state Transport Minister Ramalinga Bio - BusReddy at the KSRTC depot.The 25 new
buses will be deployed on the Bengaluru-Kundapur, Bengaluru-Bidar, Bengaluru-Tirupati and Bengaluru-Chennai routes, with no changes in the prices.
Costing around Rs. 90 lakh these buses would be the country’s first bio-diesel buses and would save about Rs. 80 lakh each year.
Bio-diesel bus is cheaper as well as eco-friendly than diesel ones. The emission levels of bio-diesel buses are 60 to 70% less than diesel buses, with mileage and engine efficiency being unaffected.
v. The bus has been manufactured by Scania while a company from Telangana will supply bio-diesel for the buses.
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