Updated: 07 Jun 2022, 06:03 PM IST Soumick Majumdar According to the states, the bus service sector is still shaky. Corona could not cope with the situation. The transition process is not easy in this situation. 1/6It’s been a long time. This time diesel-powered public buses will have to be reduced gradually. Instead, let’s have an eco-friendly electric bus. The central government gave such instructions to the states. File photo: ANI (Utpal Sarkar / ANI) 2/6Meanwhile, in the case of states, the bus service sector is still shaky. Corona could not cope with the situation. The transition process is not easy in this situation. File photo: Facebook (Utpal Sarkar / ANI) 3/6At the initial stage, about 32,000 diesel-powered buses have been ordered to be stopped. These are all more than 10 years old. Their number will be reduced step by step. If it is replaced by electric bus. File photo: ANI (Utpal Sarkar / ANI) 4/6With the exception of Delhi, most of the old buses currently used by the state transport departments are BS-II or BS-III diesel buses. These are not only highly polluting. At the same time maintenance and operation is also expensive. Photo: ANI (Utpal Sarkar / ANI) 5/6At present there are about 100 electric buses in Kolkata. The government has plans to add another 1,500 e-buses. Photo: ANI (Utpal Sarkar / ANI) 6/6Last April, the government in West Bengal finalized the talks with EGV Transport India Limited. File photo: Hindustan Times (Utpal Sarkar / ANI)