3. You have noticed that the number of private vehicles is increasing day by day despite increase in price
of fuel. Unless people begin using public transport more, the fossil fuels will extinct. Write a letter to the
editor of The Daily Times, New Delhi to share your concern with the public. You are Rosy/Ravi of
Sikanderpur Market, New Delhi.
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India, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, is achieving a growth rate of 7.5% per annum. With a growing population too, the country is working hard to transform itself over the next few decades. Improving public transportation is high on the agenda and Jaspal Singh, Head of the UITP India Office, writes that although private-vehicle ownership in India is growing and therefore causing major congestion problems in cities, there are however many plans to revamp bus systems and invest in metro networks.
Metro station Mumbai, India
The cities of this diverse country and its urban population play an important role in the growth of the country. As per the 2011 census, 31.2% of India’s population (377 million) is living in urban areas. As the UN estimates, these numbers will grow to 40% (590 million) by 2030 and 58% (875 million) by 2050. While only 30% of the total population live in urban areas, approximately 63% of India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is contributed by those urban areas1.
India’s transport problems
Even with the current size of the urban population, Indian cities are facing a multitude of issues such as severe congestion; deteriorating air quality; increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transport sector; increasing road accidents; and an exploding growth in the number of private vehicles (largely motorcycles). With the urban population projected to more than double in the next generation, the situation could easily get out of control and thwart India’s economic development efforts unless remedial measures are soon taken.
In a move to recognise and act upon urban mobility issues, in 2006 the federal government of India introduced the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP), setting the policy framework for providing sustainable mobility for the future (see Figure 1). In 2015 the government unveiled its new plan to upgrade 100 cities into ‘smart cities’ and to ‘renew’ 500 cities.
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat, or light. Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants.
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