FUEL CONSERVATION

NBSTC to felicitate good drivers

COOCH BEHAR, March 20: With a view to boost up the productivity of the drivers, the North Bengal State Transport Corporation has adopted an ambitious programme. Under this programme the drivers of all the four divisions of the NBSTC had to undergo a fortnight-long training of fuel saving measures starting from 2 February.

During the programme experienced personnel and officials from different reputed organisations and motor vehicle manufacturers like PCRA, Eichher, Telco and Ashok Leyland taught the participant drivers on techniques of fuel saving during driving.

The drivers of the six depots and one station under Cooch Behar division also received the training on fuel efficiency. As a result of the depot-wise programme the Dinhata depot alone saved fuel worth Rs 15,270 in February.

Earlier, the kilometre per litre (KMPL) consumption of fuel was 3.89. Recently it rose to 3.98. Now, it is 4.06 KMPL. Such saving is boosting up the revenue of the subsidy-fed NBSTC.

The assistant engineer-in-charge of NBSTC's Cooch Behar division, Mr Dipankar Dutta said tomorrow they would felicitate three best performing drivers for their ability to save fuel. The fuel saving programme is helping the NBSTC to save a large sum of money over fuel, he claimed.