Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): Kerala State Road Transport Corporation on Monday rolled out its first LNG powered bus service from Thiruvananthapuram Central Bus stand. The rollout is the beginning of the state's road transport corporation initiative to move towards Green energy with the intention of cutting down the corporation's expenses on fuel.
State Transport minister Antony Raju flagged off the first service that runs from Thiruvananthapuram to Eranakulam and Eranakulam to Kozhikode. Addressing the inaugural event, the minister said that the LNG fuelled buses will be tested for a period of three months. The government wants to thoroughly study the viability of operating the KSRTC buses through CNG and LNG including at the high ranges. Petronet LNG Limited, a central government enterprise, has partnered with the state government for the initiative and provided two of their buses for the experiment.
"Based on the viability studies and feedback from our KSTRC employees, the government will go forward to turn the KSRTC buses into green fuel. If the experiment fails, it will be a setback for the government financially. With the increase in fuel prices every day, there will be measures to increase revenue and reduce costs to make KSRTC more efficient," Raju mentioned.
