Prayagraj: The Prayagraj Municipal Corporation (PMC) is planning to induct 70 electric vehicles into its fleet over the next few months as part of an effort to reduce diesel consumption and bring down operational costs. The vehicles will be procured in four phases, with the first batch of 15 EVs expected to be purchased initially.The civic body currently operates around 1,200 vehicles of different sizes for garbage collection and other municipal services across the city’s 100 wards. The fleet consumes nearly 4,000 litres of diesel every day, resulting in an annual fuel expenditure of more than Rs 4 crore.According to officials, the proposed electric vehicles will be charged using electricity generated from biogas, further reducing the dependence on conventional fuel.

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The municipal corporation is expected to spend between Rs 10 crore and Rs 20 crore on procuring the electric vehicles.PMC chief engineer (electrical and mechanical) Sanjay Katiyar said the civic body was working on a plan to introduce electric vehicles into its operations. If the proposal progresses as scheduled, the procurement process is likely to begin between Sept and Oct.Meanwhile, PMC has also received 60 CNG-powered vehicles that were procured for garbage collection during the Maha Kumbh and subsequently handed over to the municipal corporation by the Mela administration.