Though the remarks of newly-assumed Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar over replacing the electric buses with fossil-fuel-powered buses courted controversy, the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is unlikely to go ahead with the plan as the e-buses were introduced as part of the green city project of the State government.
Speaking to The Hindu, a senior officer said electric buses are under the platform of KSRTC-SWIFT, the newly formed legal entity to run long-distance buses and newly procured electric buses. Further, the election manifesto of the Left government promised green city initiatives as well as the need to strengthen KSRTC-SWIFT.
