Compressed Natural Gas buses to ply in Guwahati city

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: There is some good news for residents of Guwahati who commute by bus because for the first time, buses powered by CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) will ply in the city in the new year.

The CNG bus project will be implemented by the Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) under the Guwahati Smart City project.

According to ASTC sources, the state government had taken a policy decision to operate 100 CNG buses in Guwahati city and a tender was accordingly floated for supply of CNG buses. After the bidding process, Tata Motors recently brought 68 CNG buses to the state. The remaining 32 vehicles will be delivered shortly, the sources said. The new CNG buses are being kept at a parking lot in Changsari on the outskirts of the city. The buses will run in a phased manner and all the buses will not be deployed at the same time.

According to the sources, two filling stations have been set up for providing CNG to the new buses – one at the ISBT at Betkuchi and the other one at Ulubari.

The main reasons for procuring the CNG buses include curbing pollution and minimizing the expenditure on purchasing comparatively costlier diesel.

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