Mobility for cities of tomorrow focuses on sustainable transport in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh Growth Conclave
on Friday, a pivotal session was conducted on 'Mobility for Cities of Tomorrow', focusing on sustainability, emission reduction, affordability, and accessibility of
public transport
.
The speakers discussed current transport facilities in India, innovations, and alternatives to fuel-run vehicles, including electric, hydrogen, and ethanol options. They also explored routes like waterways and airways to divert traffic from the roads. Additionally, they addressed ways to reduce pollution, costs, and accidents while integrating modern infrastructure to ensure end-to-end connectivity.
There was a strong emphasis on increasing the use of
electric vehicles
, including heavy vehicles that contribute significantly to pollution. Therefore, the number of sellers (manufacturers and dealers) must be increased through incentives and other means. The speakers informed about the govt's incentive to boost the sale of electric vehicles.
Furthermore, the speakers highlighted crowd management as a priority, including at bus and railway stations, ensuring adequate use of road space by removing encroachments and illegal parking, increasing women's participation in the system for gender equality, and the proper use of data. They also encouraged not hesitating in experiments, innovations, and the use of modern technologies to improve the traffic and transport system.
They stressed that experiments are underway to produce hydrogen and ethanol-run vehicles, but it will take time to build the required infrastructure and integrate technologies for them.
MP Metro Rail Corporation Limited
MD Krishna Chaitanya mentioned that some ropeway projects are underway in MP, along with Metro Train projects in Indore and Bhopal. However, he noted that water routes for transportation are yet to be fully explored in MP and, thus, are not currently part of considerable plans for the mobility of the near future.
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At the Madhya Pradesh Growth Conclave on Friday, a pivotal session was conducted on 'Mobility for Cities of Tomorrow', focusing on sustainability, emission reduction, affordability, and accessibility of public transport . The speakers discussed current transport facilities in India, innovations, and alternatives to fuel-run vehicles, including electric, hydrogen, and ethanol options. They also explored routes like waterways and airways to divert traffic from the roads. Additionally, they addressed ways to reduce pollution, costs, and accidents while integrating modern infrastructure to ensure end-to-end connectivity. There was a strong emphasis on increasing the use of electric vehicles , including heavy vehicles that contribute significantly to pollution. Therefore, the number of sellers (manufacturers and dealers) must be increased through incentives and other means. The speakers informed about the govt's incentive to boost the sale of electric vehicles. Furthermore, the speakers highlighted crowd management as a priority, including at bus and railway stations, ensuring adequate use of road space by removing encroachments and illegal parking, increasing women's participation in the system for gender equality, and the proper use of data. They also encouraged not hesitating in experiments, innovations, and the use of modern technologies to improve the traffic and transport system. They stressed that experiments are underway to produce hydrogen and ethanol-run vehicles, but it will take time to build the required infrastructure and integrate technologies for them. MP Metro Rail Corporation Limited MD Krishna Chaitanya mentioned that some ropeway projects are underway in MP, along with Metro Train projects in Indore and Bhopal. However, he noted that water routes for transportation are yet to be fully explored in MP and, thus, are not currently part of considerable plans for the mobility of the near future.
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