Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said Delhi and Gurugram may soon get Skybus to “reduce traffic and pollution” on select parts of Delhi and Haryana. Nitin Gadkari told that taking care of the climate is the top priority of the government.
The minister said that economic growth with pollution is not a good strategy, so the government plans to bring Skybus.
Nitin Gadkari said. “I want to start Skybus (mass transit service) from Dhaula Kuan to Manesar and later extend it to Sohna,” Nitin Gadkari said without providing further details.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari was addressing an event organized by Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
The Road Transport Minister said that his dream is to reduce the import of fossil fuels in India. Nitin Gadkari said that his dream is to bring the import of fossil fuels to zero.
Nitin Gadkari also said that making green hydrogen from water is the priority of the central government.
Nitin Gadkari stressed on the need to encourage the use of ethanol for transportation purpose. He said ethanol was “economically cheap, pollution free and indigenous”.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said, “Ethanol is going to boost agricultural development in the country as we will manufacture ethanol from rice.”
The minister also said that banning thermal power plants will not be good for the economy.
(with inputs from PTI)
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