The world today is at the cusp of
major changes and challenges. One such challenge involves the potential effects
of pollution and damage to the environment with growing cars and other
individual modes of transport that emit pollutants. In the absence of an
effective public transportation system in a highly populated country like
India, this problem only gets exacerbated.
The solution lies in operating
Mass Rapid Transit Systems, which can carry a very high number of commuters
across major corridors, thereby reducing pollution on a large scale. The manner
in which a company reduces pollution is defined in terms of carbon footprint that represents the
total greenhouse gas emissions that an organization, product, or person
generates. Greenhouse gases released by vehicles directly affects the
environment, resulting in global warming and unprecedented climate change.
Hyderabad Metro Rail is the
largest public-private-partnership project undertaken anywhere in the world for
a Metro Rail Project. The project has been designed and conceived to reduce
environmental pollution. The metro rails are expected to generate around 35 to
40 per cent of its power from the in-built braking system, which again saves
the need for extra power, and burning of coal for power generation. Hyderabad
is among the fastest growing cities of the world with thousands of cars, buses,
and other private transport operators operating each day releasing large
proportion of greenhouse gases. Hyderabad Metro Rail is designed in such a way
that commuters are encouraged to take up this ‘green’ transport, which can also
reduce the commuting time. According to experts say Hyderabad Metro can reduce
carbon footprint by more than 3,000 tons per annum, an unprecedented
achievement by any yardstick for a modern transport system.
Delhi Metro has
already earned global reputation for energy conservation and Hyderabad Metro
Rail designed with a capacity for more than 60,000 passengers on a peak hour
can contribute in no small measure for a green Hyderabad. This is a testimony
to the efforts of L&T Company in creating sustainable and
environment-friendly engineering solutions.