Green energy boost: Fleet of CNG buses introduced on Guwahati roads

GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma flagged off a fleet of 100 compressed natural gas (CNG)-run buses gifted by the Guwahati Smart City Limited to the Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC), at the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT), here on Sunday.

The chief minister also inaugurated the city’s first CNG fuel station set up by Purba Bharti Gas Limited, named IndianOil RO Swagat CNG Station, near ISBT.

Notably, the Guwahati Smart City Limited, under its Smart City Mission, has procured these buses, which are equipped with air-conditioning, fire-detection, global positioning systems, etc. and will be operated by ASTC.