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Bengal to launch more electric CNG buses to reduce air pollution

The West Bengal government is set to launch nearly 1,200 electric buses in Kolkata over the next two years, of which 400 will be operational by January 2023, a senior transport official said. "The department will introduce 1,180 buses to be run by the West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) within the Kolkata municipal area over the next two years," the official told PTI. CNG-run buses will be acquired by the 2 other state transport undertakings (STUs) SBSTC & NBSTC.