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Trichy: State transport minister M R Vijayabaskar has said that battery-operated buses will soon be operated in Chennai and Coimbatore. While speaking to reporters in Karur on Thursday, the minister said that in the first phase 80 buses will be operated from Chennai and 20 from Coimbatore. So, a delegation from the C-40 would visit Tamil Nadu to identify charging points,” he added.The minister added that 450 more buses would be added to the state transport fleet. To operate the buses, the process of charging is an important factor. Vijayabaskar was in Karur to participate in an event conducted at the Kumaran Municipality High School.The minister had recently visited London along with transport secretary PWC Davidar to understand how electric buses were being operated..