WB govt to use only e-vehicles
As a measure to control rising pollution levels in the state because of automobile fuel emission, the West Bengal government has taken a decision to only use electric vehicles for all administrative functions.
Even the vehicles taken on rent by the administration will also be electric vehicles only, as per a notification issued by the State Transport Department.
The department has also drawn a rough estimate of the expenditure to be borne on this count.
"Shifting to the new system will obviously involve extra cost and hence extra pressure on the state exchequer.
But this is necessary to prevent the rising air pollution from the automobile fuel emission, especially that from the diesel-driven vehicles," a senior Finance Department official said.
The decision has been welcomed by the environment activists in the state, who claimed that the initiative is the right step in the right direction.
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