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Bangalore will Get Mercedes Buses On Trial
According to the Minister of Transport, Mr. R. Ashok, depending on the response from commuters, the corporation will take a decision on buying Benz buses for use and for the three month trial period, the Mercedes Benz has offered three buses free of cost.
The minister added that BMTC is also introducing free internet facility to commuters on the Volvo buses and the service will be first made available in one bus plying to and from the international airport.
The Bangalore transport department has also initiated measures to cut down the consumption of diesel in State Transport buses and said that the savings were achieved by the usage of ethanol. Currently, 7.7 per cent ethanol is mixed with diesel in about 1,200 buses operated to Mysore, Davanagere, Bangalore Rural and Hassan depots.
The State government has requested the Central government to give permission for increasing the percentage of ethanol further because using ethanol has resulted in reduction of pollution. The transport minister stated that 11 lakh liters of ethanol was used by the transport department in 2009 and in the present year, it has been planned to purchase 40 lakh liters and the tenders have been floated for supply from the sugar mills.
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