Around 45 to 50 buses, including the AC fleet, run by the West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC), went off the roads in different parts of the city, owing to incessant rainfall since Tuesday midnight.
Kolkata for the first time is all set to get around 200 clean-fuel AC CNG buses ahead of the Durga Puja in September.
Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has recently urged the Paribahan Bhawan, state transport department headquarters, to increase the number of government buses daily, at least by two in the Esplanade-Pujali route to reduce plights of commuters amidst the scorching heat.
With emphasis on road safety, the state transport department issued guidelines to curb accidents across West Bengal.
The heritage ride took place on a refurbished rail scrubber (Rs 2).
Massive campaign for e-waste management is required at the government level in Bengal, felt companies engaged in ewaste management in the state.
The vehicles can switch to diesel, during unavailability of CNG. The dual fuel kit will enable the bus to run by using 60 per cent diesel and 40 per cent CNG.
The tram will include a world of jute with beautiful products on display, made by the inmates of Presidency and Dum Dum Correctional homes.
The engineers have been able to restore one route out of the seven, after rigorous trial runs which were conducted on 12 and 13 June by WBTC. Services of the restored route number 24/29 between Tollygunge and Ballygunge resumed today.
The West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) is working on plans to roll out ten more air-conditioned trams within this year.
