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Kolkata: State Transport minister Suvendu Adhikari flagged off 10 electric buses from Paribahan Bhawan II in Kasba on Wednesday. It may be mentioned that New Town is the first township in the state to have introduced electric buses. The state Transport department has already introduced 80 electric buses that are plying on different routes in Kolkata. Meanwhile, Route number 2 is Pride Hotel via Narkel Bagan and Route number 3 is Pride Hotel via Eco Space. While the electric buses are plying across the city for now, the state Transport department has also decided to ply electric buses in Haldia, Siliguri, Asansol, Durgapur and other places across Bengal..