Mangaluru : The Mangaluru City Corporation launched electric vehicles for door-to-door waste collection in its jurisdiction. The event took place on Wednesday in the premises of the City Town Hall.

Twenty-four eco-friendly, pollution-free vehicles, manufactured by Pragya Automobiles from Bengaluru, were handed over to sanitation workers.

Inaugurating the waste collection vehicles, MP Brijesh Chowta stated that electric vehicles contribute to the vision of a clean and green Mangaluru. He mentioned that Pragya Automobiles provided the waste collection vehicles in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat and the Make in India initiative.