Gadkari calls for modernising public transport, increasing use of biofuels

Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said there is a need to modernise the public transport fleet and promote use of green fuel like bio-CNG, ethanol, methanol as well as electricity.

Most of the State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTUs) are incurring huge expenditure on conventional fuels, he said while addressing a webinar — 4th UITP India Bus Seminar.

The minister “called for moving on to biofuels, CNG and electricity as transportation fuel”, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a statement.

This, he said, will not only save on fuel bill but also contribute to the economy and pollution reduction.