Hyderabad, May 27 -- Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Tuesday flagged off 60 electric buses from the Kukatpally depot, as the state pushes ahead with its plan to build a greener, less-polluted public transport network in Hyderabad.

The event was organised by the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC). Speaking on the occasion, Prabhakar said the state currently runs 960 electric buses, of which 545 operate within Hyderabad city. An additional 2,200 electric buses are in the pipeline under a central government scheme, he said, adding that the government aims to have the full fleet of 3,000 electric buses operational by 2027.

He said deploying 3,000 electric buses could cut carbon dioxide emissions by 600 tonn...