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Future new MSRTC buses will run on hybrid fuel: Minister Sarnaik

Mumbai, May 10 (UNI) Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) will acquire 25,000 buses in the next five years at a rate of 5,000 every year, state Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Friday.
From 2025-26, the remaining 20,000 buses will run on diesel fuel hybrid with environmentally friendly fuels like CNG and LNG. Diesel fuel will be used only in emergency situations, so that bus passengers are not inconvenienced, informed Sarnaik.
He was speaking at a meeting of MSRTC officials and related fuel supplier organizations called regarding environmentally friendly fuel.
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