The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has informed the state government that the operational cost of CNG buses will be more in the longer run compared to diesel buses.
"Spares required for maintenance of fuel system and ignition system of CNG buses are not indigenously manufactured; electronic gadgets units are not repairable and have to be replaced with new one at high cost," the BMTC stated, quoting information obtained from the BEST Undertakings, public transport undertaking in Mumbai.
Of the total 4,054 buses in the BEST, as many as 2,854 are CNG vehicles.
Besides, the BMTC has listed a number of challenges in operating CNG buses such as frequent failure of clutches, gear, engine and breakdown in engine, transmission and electrical system.
The fuel filling time required for CNG buses is three to four times more than that of the diesel buses, it said in its proposal and advised the government to consider all these issues before taking a decision on inducting CNG buses.
When his rection was sought to the BMTC's proposal to the government, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said the BMTC managing director would have submitted the proposal after going through all the technical issues. CNG buses are expensive and the BMTC cannot buy them without the assistance of the state and the Central governments, he added.
![]( "A CNG gas filling station set up by GAIL near Beggars' Colony, off Magadi Road. The BMTC has told the state government that fuel filling time required for CNG buses is three to four times more than that of the diesel buses. DH Photo.")
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has informed the state government that the operational cost of CNG buses will be more in the longer run compared to diesel buses.
"Spares required for maintenance of fuel system and ignition system of CNG buses are not indigenously manufactured; electronic gadgets units are not repairable and have to be replaced with new one at high cost,” the BMTC stated, quoting information obtained from the BEST Undertakings, public transport undertaking in Mumbai.
Of the total 4,054 buses in the BEST, as many as 2,854 are CNG vehicles.
Besides, the BMTC has listed a number of challenges in operating CNG buses such as frequent failure of clutches, gear, engine and breakdown in engine, transmission and electrical system.
The fuel filling time required for CNG buses is three to four times more than that of the diesel buses, it said in its proposal and advised the government to consider all these issues before taking a decision on inducting CNG buses.
When his rection was sought to the BMTC’s proposal to the government, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said the BMTC managing director would have submitted the proposal after going through all the technical issues. CNG buses are expensive and the BMTC cannot buy them without the assistance of the state and the Central governments, he added.
"Spares required for maintenance of fuel system and ignition system of CNG buses are not indigenously manufactured; electronic gadgets units are not repairable and have to be replaced with new one at high cost," the BMTC stated, quoting information obtained from the BEST Undertakings, public transport undertaking in Mumbai.
Of the total 4,054 buses in the BEST, as many as 2,854 are CNG vehicles.
Besides, the BMTC has listed a number of challenges in operating CNG buses such as frequent failure of clutches, gear, engine and breakdown in engine, transmission and electrical system.
The fuel filling time required for CNG buses is three to four times more than that of the diesel buses, it said in its proposal and advised the government to consider all these issues before taking a decision on inducting CNG buses.
When his rection was sought to the BMTC's proposal to the government, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said the BMTC managing director would have submitted the proposal after going through all the technical issues. CNG buses are expensive and the BMTC cannot buy them without the assistance of the state and the Central governments, he added.
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has informed the state government that the operational cost of CNG buses will be more in the longer run compared to diesel buses."Spares required for maintenance of fuel system and ignition system of CNG buses are not indigenously manufactured; electronic gadgets units are not repairable and have to be replaced with new one at high cost,” the BMTC stated, quoting information obtained from the BEST Undertakings, public transport undertaking in Mumbai.
Of the total 4,054 buses in the BEST, as many as 2,854 are CNG vehicles.
Besides, the BMTC has listed a number of challenges in operating CNG buses such as frequent failure of clutches, gear, engine and breakdown in engine, transmission and electrical system.
The fuel filling time required for CNG buses is three to four times more than that of the diesel buses, it said in its proposal and advised the government to consider all these issues before taking a decision on inducting CNG buses.
When his rection was sought to the BMTC’s proposal to the government, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said the BMTC managing director would have submitted the proposal after going through all the technical issues. CNG buses are expensive and the BMTC cannot buy them without the assistance of the state and the Central governments, he added.