India, Nov. 14 -- The Telangana government is planning to add 2,800 electric buses to the fleet of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) in a phased manner to reduce the number of diesel buses operating in Hyderabad.

According to a Telangana Today report, the TGSRTC is planning to induct around 2,800 electric buses in the city.

The report said the transition is expected to significantly reduce the corporation's fuel expenditure while improving urban air quality. The expansion plan includes 2,200 additional electric buses under the PM E-DRIVE scheme, alongside the conversion of existing diesel buses through retrofitting, it said.

Earlier, Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said that TGSRTC would add 2,200 mo...