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‘Clean and green’ buses to hit roads
Posted by Srini Uppala | December 11, 2007 | 264 views
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Eco-friendly: A green bus which was introduced on an experimental basis on the Dilsukhnagar -Sanathnagar route.
A majority of the city buses would go literally green shortly with low pollution emission levels. Following successful results of the year-long experiment of operating buses with bio-fuel to study and curb pollution emission, the city region of APSRTC proposes to operate nearly 1,500 buses of its 12 bus depots with bio-fuel. The city has 21 depots with a fleet capacity of 2,800 odd buses.
The move will not only aid in usage of alternative fuels but also cut the operational costs for the Corporation, authorities informed.
An experiment was conducted on two buses (with 20 per cent bio-diesel and 80 per cent diesel with an administered price of Rs. 25 per litre) pertaining to Dilsukhnagar depot, plying between L.B. Nagar and Sanathnagar last year.
Later, the experiment was conducted on different categories of buses and on different bio-fuel types consisting diverse proportionate of bio-fuel and diesel.
During the study, it was found that bio-fuel fared better in terms of pollution with acceptable levels of emission, though there was a minute impact on operating cost, said Secretary to Corporation A. Nageswara Rao.
On an average, each bus depot would require over 7,000 litres of bio-fuel per day but owing to inadequate supply of the fuel there was a delay in transition from conventional diesel to bio-fuel for APSRTC buses.
Double benefit
After a nation-wide tender was called last month, there was a good response from suppliers. The corporation is likely to enter a deal with a State-based supplier and purchase B-10 fuel at a price of Rs. 31.45 per litre, nearly Rs. 2 lesser than conventional diesel, said Mr. Rao.
“It will be a double bonus for the corporation, as it would aid in low emission levels and also be economical ,” he added.
SOURCES:
The Hindu
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