State’s first biogas bus trial runs to start in a fortnight

Goa | Tuesday | 28th November, 2017

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"We were waiting for all the clearances, including that from PESO (Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation), for setting up the biogas unit. "It is a trial run and as such, we were taking feedback from the customers. Panaji: The government will run the biogas bus on a pilot basis within a fortnight for three to six months, officials in the chief minister's office (CMO) said here on Monday. Without the biogas unit, it was not feasible to conduct the trial runs," the officials said.The biogas bus had its inaugural run on the Independence Day and was brought in along with two other eco-friendly buses that will run on ethanol on a pilot basis. The bus, which the officials claimed was the first Euro-VI complaint vehicle in the country, will start running after the gas dispensing unit for it is made ready..