Kolkata, July 21 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday announced that the state would roll out 1,000 new environment-friendly buses equipped with modern amenities over the next year, after he flagged off 50 new buses, consisting of 43 CNG and 7 electric vehicles, at Paribahan Bhawan in Kolkata.

Adressing reporters during the event, Adhikari said the new buses were part of a larger plan to transform the state's public transport fleet, with a proposal for 400 more buses awaiting sanction.

"Today, we inaugurated 50 environment-friendly buses, comprising 43 CNG and 7 electric vehicles (EVs)... a proposal has been submitted regarding the urgent need for 400 additional buses, this will also be sanctioned. Over the next yea...