KOLKATA: The state environment department has taken up an initiative to run CNG run vehicles in Asansol-Durgapur area. The change from the present system of running the public transport system will be implemented in phases. Apart from this fleet of South Bengal State Transport Corporation (SBSTC) run buses, the state will ask at least 2000 auto rickshaw operators in the Durgapur-Asansol area to opt for CNG, state transport minister Sovan Chatterjee said on Tuesday. The state environment department will give Rs 5 crore to the state transport department for the conversion. Sources in the transport department however maintained that around 300 auto rickshaws have already converted to CNG.

Source: Times of India September 27, 2016 15:42 UTC