Nitin Gadkari says government plans to shift public transport to clean energy source

Nitin Gadkari on July 15 said the government plans to shift public transport and logistics to clean energy sources.
Speaking at a CII event, he also said India is already on track to reach its goal of 175 GW of installed renewable capacity by 2022.

He said India is rapidly developing alternative mobility solutions like ropeway, cable car, funicular rail, among others.

Gadkari said his ministry is working to create opportunities for alternative clean and green transport fuels like electricity, bio-CNG, LNG, biodiesel, ethanol and methanol.

“We have abundant solar energy. solar-generated electricity charges are very low and ensure a zero-carbon emission cycle in electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem,” he said.

Gadkari said the government is investing heavily for infrastructure development through National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP).

The minister said to reduce congestion on corridors and enhance logistic efficiency, 35 locations have been identified for the development of Multimodal Logistics Parks.