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WB aid for eco-friendly buses [1]

By S Lalitha, DH News Service, Bangalore: To reduce pollution emissions, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) plans to incorporate sophisticated filters and use diesel-ethanol in the 600 buses of the Mysore urban division under the Global Environment Facility (GEF) project, an international initiative to preserve the environment. By early September World Bank will sanction Rs 14.3 crore for implementation of the project.

Publication Date: 
22/06/2008
Deccan Herald (Bangalore) [2]
Tags:
Vehicular Pollution [3], Ethanol [4], Diesel Buses [5], Fuel Efficiency [6], Karnataka [7]
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