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The Times of India
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Kolkata to get 1,180 e-buses in country's biggest drive

KOLKATA: In the biggest allotment of e-buses in India, the process of handing over of 1,180 e-buses will kick off in Kolkata on Wednesday with the Bengal transport department signing a memorandum of understanding with Tata Motors Ltd for the operation and maintenance of these buses under the Opex model. Under Opex, the buses will be operated and maintained by the manufacturer. The state will pay a per km rate. Also, the driver and conductor will be provided by West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC).

Licence of agreement (LoA) will be signed between WBTC and Tata Motors in presence of the transport minister Firhad Hakim and principal secretary transport Binod Kumar.

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