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CASE STUDIES

State Sustainable Urban Public Transportation Renewable Energy Adoption Ref.
Planning Improvements
Ahmedabad Janmarg, Ahmedabad’s With the completion Initiatives for Solar Power: 10,13, 14
Bus Rapid Transit of the Ahmedabad To encourage rooftop solar
(BRT) system, gives Metro rail project, the installations on residential
high-frequency buses city will have a high- and commercial buildings,
a dedicated corridor. capacity rapid transit the city has launched a
Travel times, air system. number of initiatives.
pollution, and traffic The city encourages Ahmedabad makes use of
congestion are all non-motorized waste-to-energy plants,
decreased as a result. transportation, such which turn waste materials
The city concentrates on as walking and biking, into electrical power that may
improving public areas by building bike be used.
like parks and plazas lanes and improving
to make the area more infrastructure. Green building regulations:
bike- and pedestrian- To promote environmentally
friendly. By providing short- friendly building techniques
term bike rentals
for new construction, the
Preservation of the Past to both residents city has put green building
Ahmedabad places and visitors, the guidelines into place.
a high priority on Amdavad Cycle
maintaining its historic Share programme
districts and rich promotes bicycling
heritage monuments, as a sustainable and
encouraging cultural healthy mode of
identity. transportation.

Delhi The Master Plan The goal of Delhi’s With the aim of meeting 10% 11, 15
Delhi-2041 places a EV Policy is to of the city’s energy demands
strong emphasis on the decrease pollution using solar power, the Delhi
construction of green and dependence on Solar Policy promotes rooftop
space, mixed-use devel- fossil fuels via the solar installations.
opment, and smart land widespread use of Incorporating energy-saving
use to minimise the electric cars (EVs), features into buildings,
need for travel. with a particular focus streetlights, and other
Encouraging Transit- on 500,000 EVs. infrastructure to decrease
Oriented construction There has to be a total energy use and carbon
(TOD) reduces system in place to emissions.
dependency on private facilitate the sharing
vehicles and promotes of bikes and feeder
walkability by ensuring buses between public
that construction is transit stops and final
centered around public destinations.
transportation hubs.

Delhi: The Delhi Electric rail system to minimise air greenhouse gas emis-
Vehicle Policy was introduced pollution and its reliance on sions [16]: Various sec-
by the Delhi government to private vehicles [11]. tors, including trans-
promote the use of electric cars portation, construction,
(EVs) and to provide charging 5. Challenges Faced by manufacturing and waste
infrastructure throughout the Cities management, contribute
city. The city has also invested 5.1 Challenges faced by to GHG emissions in
in the expansion of the metro cities in mitigating urban areas.

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