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India: UltraTech Cement has announced the deployment of 45 electric heavy-duty trucks for clinker transportation in northern India. The fleet will transport clinker from UltraTech’s Kotputli plant in Rajasthan to its Dadri and Sikandarabad grinding plants in the Delhi-NCR region. The lead distance is approximately 250km, traversing Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Each vehicle in the fleet can carry 55t of clinker. The company expects the initiative to reduce CO₂ emissions by more than 8900t/yr.