NMTT's 'Green Buses On Weekends Generates Sweet Returns

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Trust (NMMT) has generated INR 70 lakh, five months after launching 'run only electric and CNG-run buses on weekends' initiative. This initiative comes at a time when the financial health of NMMT was not too good. The fuel price was INR 65 per litre prior to the pandemic and shot up to over INR 100 post-pandemic, which came down heavy on their pockets. 

A brainchild of their employees, they have been able to cut down on the day-to-day running expenses of fuel and operations. They currently have 120 CNG buses,180 e-buses, and 272 diesel buses. They are expected to induct even more into the fleet.  The zero-fuel day initiative of the corporation has also fueled cost-cutting on their daily operations. However, the diesel buses have not been taken off the roads of weekends and public holidays.