TRUJET GETS AOC CERTIFICATE FROM DGCA

Hyderabad-based Turbo Megha Airways, which is having services in Telugu states, has received the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) on Wednesday from aviation regulator, under the Director General of Civil Aviation, for expanding its flight services to all metros.

Turbo Megha Airways MD Vankayalapati Umesh said the Trujet was the first airline to be awarded SCO permit to connect the Nanded and Bombay routes under the UDAN scheme.

“We shall now connect the underserved cities with the big metros and contribute towards the overall economic growth,” he said. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) is converting diesel vehicles into CNG and electric vehicles, to reduce pollution.

The Union Ministry of Roads, Transport & Highways, and the Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) have selected Hyderabad as one of the cities for conversion of diesel buses into electric buses, as a pilot. The Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT), Pune, has been awarded the project.

The TSRTC has made a detailed report of the steps that will be taken to reduce air pollution, and submitted it to the Secretary of Environment, Forests, Science, and Technology. Among these steps is the increased usage of green fuels such as CNG and biodiesel.

The use of biodiesel as a