| High speed rail will help cut down on environmental pollution by irmafia on 01 August, 2012 - 09:01 PM | ||
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 irmafia | High speed rail will help cut down on environmental pollution on 01 August, 2012 - 09:01 PM | |
BANGALORE: There could be a welcome spin-off to introducing the High Speed Rail between Bangalore and Mysore. It may cut down carbon dioxide emission by 31.32 % according to experts from the Indian Institute of Science following a recent survey.The experts found that a large chunk of carbon emissions currently comes from private mode users (cars and two-wheelers) as their emission rate is high. "The policy-makers should look at ways to make rail-based mode of transport more attractive. Instead of investing in highway corridors, improvement can be done in the HSR corridor and movement within the city can be improved," said Ashish Verma, assistant professor, department of civil engineering, Indian Institute of Science. Varun Raturi, along with Verma, did this survey.The need: The Indian government is looking at HSR as a possible mode of transport. Many feasibility studies have been undertaken and the state government too has done many infrastructure projects, one of which is the HSR link. However, given that HSR has not yet been implemented in India, there are few studies. asWe have undertaken this study to largely look at the practicality of introducing HSR in the state. "We will submit it to state government officials," said Verma. | ||