A citizen’s group in Pune, the seventh most populous city in India, do not want more diesel buses plying their streets. “Around 900 Punekars have signed an online petition on ‘Air Alert’, asking PMPML to consider buying CNG buses for Pune’s streets. The campaign has targeted Tukaram Mundhe, managing director, PMPML; Mukta Tilak, mayor, Pune; and Nitin Kalaje, mayor PCMC, asking them to buy 800 CNG buses in Pune. When we asked for a copy of the report of the technical committee of purchase of CNG vs diesel buses, it was refused,” said Ranjit Gadgil, program director, Parisar. Once diesel buses are on the streets, they run for an average of 10 years.

Source: Manila Times November 01, 2017 17:37 UTC