Policy review of sustainable transportation in India
By: Mahendru, Shirish
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Contributor(s): Luthra, Ashwani.
Publisher: Mumbai Institute of Town Planners 2023Edition: Vol.20(3), Jul-Sep.Description: 31-43p.Subject(s): URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN (AR-UPD)Online resources: Click here
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ITPI journalSummary: Transportation systems play a prominent role in the daily life of human beings, it has always become hard to
imagine without having access to transport. Since ancient times, individuals and societies have come up with
modes to move around rather than remain stagnant in one place. Transportation has always been a key factor
responsible for enhancing the life of individuals/societies/world over the years. It would have been difficult,
and the current world would not have been able to sustain without an active and reliable transport system.
The transport system in the 19th century was transformed by railways. By the year 1880. Indian railway
system had a total route length of 14400 km approximately. The 20th century marked the advancement of
the transportation with the use of motor vehicles, electric vehicles, and air transport. Initially, electric
vehicles were more famous but with better advancement in internal combustion engine (ICE) technologies
and with addressing of range issues, ICE engines started becoming more famous. The 21st century observed
the advancement of transport modes like road, rail, water, and air transport. With rising environmental and
climatic impacts due to enormous use of fossil fuels, discussions have been started for more use of better clean
fuel technologies for all modes of transport. The attempt is made to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases
in the atmosphere by use of carbon-free transport technologies like biofuels, electric and green hydrogen etc.
International organization like United Nations has been organizing conferences such as Conference of Parties
(CoP-21) popularly known as the Paris Agreement and recently concluded CoP-26 in Glasgow-2021 to discuss
climate change impacts on the developed and developing countries and setting targets to reduce the impacts.
India witnessed rapid growth in urban development sector post-independence era. The union government
under different periods brought different national level policy reforms like Jawahar Lal Nehru Urban Renewal
Mission (JNNURM), SMART Cities Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
and Faster Adoption and Manufacture of (Hybrid and) Electric Vehicles (FAME) to counter the climate change.
The paper will discuss the policy overview of transportation sector in India, how the policies have been
evolved since independence and the impact being created.
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Transportation systems play a prominent role in the daily life of human beings, it has always become hard to
imagine without having access to transport. Since ancient times, individuals and societies have come up with
modes to move around rather than remain stagnant in one place. Transportation has always been a key factor
responsible for enhancing the life of individuals/societies/world over the years. It would have been difficult,
and the current world would not have been able to sustain without an active and reliable transport system.
The transport system in the 19th century was transformed by railways. By the year 1880. Indian railway
system had a total route length of 14400 km approximately. The 20th century marked the advancement of
the transportation with the use of motor vehicles, electric vehicles, and air transport. Initially, electric
vehicles were more famous but with better advancement in internal combustion engine (ICE) technologies
and with addressing of range issues, ICE engines started becoming more famous. The 21st century observed
the advancement of transport modes like road, rail, water, and air transport. With rising environmental and
climatic impacts due to enormous use of fossil fuels, discussions have been started for more use of better clean
fuel technologies for all modes of transport. The attempt is made to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases
in the atmosphere by use of carbon-free transport technologies like biofuels, electric and green hydrogen etc.
International organization like United Nations has been organizing conferences such as Conference of Parties
(CoP-21) popularly known as the Paris Agreement and recently concluded CoP-26 in Glasgow-2021 to discuss
climate change impacts on the developed and developing countries and setting targets to reduce the impacts.
India witnessed rapid growth in urban development sector post-independence era. The union government
under different periods brought different national level policy reforms like Jawahar Lal Nehru Urban Renewal
Mission (JNNURM), SMART Cities Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
and Faster Adoption and Manufacture of (Hybrid and) Electric Vehicles (FAME) to counter the climate change.
The paper will discuss the policy overview of transportation sector in India, how the policies have been
evolved since independence and the impact being created.
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