The West Bengal government will run a large number of buses on CNG, an environment-friendly fuel, transport minister Firhad Hakim said on Wednesday while inaugurating a CNG station at the Kasba bus depot in south Kolkata.
“Apart from Kolkata proper, CNG stations will be set up in the adjoining districts in phases as part of the transport department’s efforts to reduce pollution caused by vehicles and operational costs,” Hakim said.
The CNG station in Kasba is the first to be set up in a government bus depot. In March, the city got two CNG stations — one in New Town and the other in Garia — where anyone can refuel vehicles powered by the green fuel.
