Electric buses for Rohtang Pass
He said the National Green Tribuanla (NGT) has also been informed.
He also said that funds will be released as and when the state government requests for it, after issuance of supply order.
To reduce effects on environmental pollution on Rohtang Pass, NGT has restricted the number of vehicles travelling through Rohtang Pass for tourism purposes to 600 petrol vehicles and 400 diesel per day on first-come, first-serve basis and directed that each vehicle allowed would have to pay an environmental cess, media reported.
The local cabs have been protesting saying that this directive coupled with the long wait for filling CNG are hampering their business, which is highly seasonal.
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