<p>The KSRTC on Monday introduced the country’s first biobus which runs on 100% biodiesel. Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy flagged off the biobus, which operates between Bengaluru and Chennai. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Buoyed by the positive response it received in the pilot project in 2015, during which the KSRTC ran 10 biobuses on 20% biodiesel and 80% regular diesel, the transport utility decided to introduce a biobus which runs completely on biodiesel. In an effort to reduce emissions and release of greenhouse gases by state-owned buses and to enhance revenue to the state exchequer, the transport utility is keen to run more buses on biodiesel. A litre of biodiesel is cheaper by Rs 5 than regular diesel.<br /><br />The four state-run transport corporations - KSRTC, BMTC, NEKRTC and NWKRTC consume close to 5.43 lakh kilolitres of diesel a year. KSRTC alone consumes around 2.1 lakh kilolitres. <br /><br />The KSRTC also launched digital breath analysers to test for drunken driving by its drivers. The drivers have to mandatorily undergo breath-analyser test at the depots before the buses are handed over to them.<br />DH News Service</p>
<p>The KSRTC on Monday introduced the country’s first biobus which runs on 100% biodiesel. Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy flagged off the biobus, which operates between Bengaluru and Chennai. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Buoyed by the positive response it received in the pilot project in 2015, during which the KSRTC ran 10 biobuses on 20% biodiesel and 80% regular diesel, the transport utility decided to introduce a biobus which runs completely on biodiesel. In an effort to reduce emissions and release of greenhouse gases by state-owned buses and to enhance revenue to the state exchequer, the transport utility is keen to run more buses on biodiesel. A litre of biodiesel is cheaper by Rs 5 than regular diesel.<br /><br />The four state-run transport corporations - KSRTC, BMTC, NEKRTC and NWKRTC consume close to 5.43 lakh kilolitres of diesel a year. KSRTC alone consumes around 2.1 lakh kilolitres. <br /><br />The KSRTC also launched digital breath analysers to test for drunken driving by its drivers. The drivers have to mandatorily undergo breath-analyser test at the depots before the buses are handed over to them.<br />DH News Service</p>