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are available to monitor and trains) together with some important measures
pollution parameters. The pedestrian and cycle lanes. for traffic noise reduction.
NDMC has been using them in These corridors can be flanked Constitution of area-wise
New Delhi. The Google plans by public and semi-public, noise control circles and
to map street by street air high-density developments. preparation of local Noise
pollution. The active sensors Multi-modal integration, Monitoring and Control Plan
will measure CO , CO, NO x, last mile connectivity and (NMCP) can be taken up by
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NO , ozone and particulate e-governance are the pillars the communities. As mobility
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matter. Such data can be used of sustainable urban mobility. concerns every citizen, they
to identify major components, River/water transport and can significantly contribute
sources, quantification and ropeways can be explored, in making it more accessible,
plan to combat air pollution, which are almost pollution sustainable, affordable and
including timelines and free and cost-effective. Besides efficient.
monitoring. Air quality controlling growth of private
concerns everyone, thus it can vehicles, it is necessary to Green Energy
be a major focus area of the explore parking space in Energy scenario in India
LiFE movement. stilts, multi-level puzzle/ is characterised by its
skeleton structures, on roofs increasing demand, which
Clean Transport and and in underground spaces.
Transit Oriented Seamless multimodal public has been growing at the
Development transport system would work rate of about three times the
population growth rate in
Hon’ble Prime Minister of better by adoption of single the last two decades. Low
India Shri Narendra Modi, ticketing and restructuring of carbon energy can be derived
while inaugurating the land uses by transit-oriented from renewable sources,
Global Mobility Summit in development. The concept of such as biofuels, wind,
September 2018, encapsulated ‘walk to work’ should be the tidal and solar power. The
7 Cs of mobility-common, basis of urban structure and concept of energy efficiency,
connected, convenient, city size. renewable energy and Zero-
congestion-free, charged, fossil Energy Development
clean and cutting-edge. He The concepts of cordon (ZED) can reduce the energy
underlined the need to use pricing, minimum occupancy demand and consequential
clean energy for transport as vehicles, ceiling on new pollution. Smart Micro-Grids,
a powerful weapon against registration of private Distributed Energy Systems
climate change, along with vehicles and establishment (DES), Micro-Districts and
pollution-free clean drive. of a Unified Metropolitan Anchor Microgrids should be
He championed the idea of Transport Authority can linked with renewable energy
clean kilometres which could also contribute towards a network.
be achieved through biofuels, sustainable and clean urban
electric charging and hybrid transport. No horn campaign, The energy guzzling air-
electric vehicles. The MoHUA rubberised roads, noise conditioning can be avoided
has issued the Metro Rail barriers/landscape along by innovative methods like
Policy (2017) and Transit roads and at crossings, raised Net Zero Energy Design,
Oriented Development crosswalks, pedestrianisation variable refrigerant volume
Policy (2017) which provide and partial street closures (VRV) system, earth air
guidelines for promoting fronting university, colleges, tunnel (EAT) and thermal
public transit (BRT, Metro schools, hospitals, etc. are storage. By HVAC and EAT
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