Telangana's Green Initiatives: EV Scooters and Pollution-Free Cities

Telangana's government, led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, plans to provide EV scooters to female students, replace diesel buses with electric ones, and ban single-use plastics to combat pollution. The state aims to economically transform while promoting gender equality and addressing social discrepancies.

Telangana's Chief Minister, A Revanth Reddy, announces significant steps towards a greener future. At an event celebrating International Women's Day, he proposed providing electric scooters to female college students, a promise from the ruling Congress party, though not feasible this financial year.

Reddy detailed plans to replace Hyderabad's diesel buses with EVs by 2026 and introduce a retrofit plan for converting autos to run on electricity. The ambitious agenda includes banning single-use plastics and relocating polluting industries outside the city limits to tackle pollution.

Highlighting economic growth objectives, Reddy expressed the state's vision of expanding the economy from $200 billion to $1 trillion in eight years. Concurrently, efforts to redevelop the Musi river and erect a statue of Mahatma Gandhi were discussed amidst political controversies and challenges.