10 new methanol-run buses to ply in Assam
First Published: 28th June, 2018 21:42 IST
The Union government will give 10 new buses to Assam government and these buses would be run by methanol as a part of a pilot project for public transportation. This
The Union government will give 10 new buses to Assam government and these buses would be run by methanol as a part of a pilot project for public transportation.
This was announced by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in a review meeting on implementing methanol at Transport Bhawan in New Delhi on Wednesday.
The state-run Assam Petrochemicals Ltd (APL), which is one of the very few units producing methanol in India, will supply methanol for the new buses.
The APL is presently implementing a project for enhancing production of methanol from 125 tonnes per day to 500 tonnes per day.
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