INDIA’S INTENDED NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION

3) Recognizing its fuel efficiency, environmental friendliness and cost effectiveness, the
Government is promoting growth of Coastal Shipping and Inland Water Transport. To
enhance the inland waterways transport, Government has announced the implementation
of Jal Marg Vikas for capacity augmentation of National Water Way -1. It is also
proposed to establish integrated Waterways transportation grid with a view to connecting
all existing and proposed National waterways with road, rail and ports connectivity.
Another initiative in this direction is the Sagarmala Project with the objective to
augment port-led development and promote efficient transportation of goods.
Bharatmala Project which envisions constructing about 5,000 km of road network all
along the coastal areas will further provide connectivity to these ports.
4) The vision of Urban Transport policies is to focus on moving ‘people’ rather than
‘vehicles’, in which Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) would play an important
role.
5) Around 236 km of metro rail have been made operational in the country. Further,
about 550 km are under construction and 600 km under consideration for different
cities across the country including Ahmedabad, Pune, and Lucknow. Delhi Metro,
which has become India’s first MRTS project to earn carbon credits, has the
potential to reduce about 0.57 million tonnes of CO 2 e annually. Delhi Metro has also
initiated installation of 9 solar power generation facilities and plans to increase their
number.
6) The mass-transit and urban transport projects initiated under the National Urban Renewal
Mission also have positive climate change impacts in the long-run. About 39 urban
transport and mass rapid transport projects have been approved and about 19 projects
have been completed so far.
7) Solar powered toll plazas have been envisaged as a mandatory requirement for toll
collection across the country.
8) India has recently formulated Green Highways (Plantation & Maintenance) Policy to
develop 140,000 km long “tree-line” with plantation along both sides of national
highways. 1% of total civil cost of projects is to be set aside to implement the policy.
9) With a view to facilitating international commuting by highways, Government of India
has approved signing of the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Motor
Page 15 of 38