Eco-footsteps to combat vehicle pollution: Tamil Nadu sweep in for manufacturing electric buses

Chennai, March 29: While combating climate change India is leaping step by step by adopting eco-footsteps! In order to manufacture electric buses, Tamil Nadu inked pact with England based C-40 Cities Climate Leadership Group.

 

On Wednesday, Tamil Nadu Transport Department has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with C-40 Cities Climate Leadership Group based in England to manufacture electric buses, in the presence of Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami at the Secretariat.

This move aims to mitigate the environmental pollution caused by the technologically advanced buses. It will also help the government introduce low-cost electric buses compared to conventional buses.The C-40 will support the Tamil Nadu to prepare the city roadmap and set up required infrastructure for the buses.

Besides, paving the way for introducing the electric buses, the agreement with C-40 will enhance other technologies associated with it, said an official statement.

C-40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, an international coalition, has been working to mitigate the impact of the climate change.In March 2015, as many as 26 countries across the world signed an agreement to purchase the electric buses from C40 at an event hosted by Latin American Mayors Forum at Buenos Aires in Argentina.