New Delhi goes Greener

DELHI

INDIA

Amongst the Greenest Capitals of the World

16 million people.

Rising aspirations.

Rapid urbanisation.

Challenge of infrastructure.

Committed administration.

Responsible citizens.

DELHI. A CLEAN GREEN METROPOLIS.

DELHI METRO BECOMES FIRST RAILWAY PROJECT

IN THE WORLD TO BE REGISTERED FOR CARBON CREDITS

DMRC claims 400,000 CERs for a 10-year

crediting period beginning December

2007 when the project was registered

by the UNFCCC. This translates to Rs

1.2 crore per year for 10 years

Today, Delhi is among the greenest Capital cities of the world

and home to the Common Wealth Games-2010. Through

various sustained efforts undertaken by Delhi Government,

it is emerging as one of the most sustainable human habitations.

Balance between development and environs is the essence

of Delhi?s growth philosophy. The power of knowledge is being

blended with nature?s bounty to engineer solutions that will

combat serious issues like climate change and global warming

Delhi faces enormous challenges with

a teeming population of 16 million

and unrestrained influx of nearly half

a million people every year. There are

huge opportunities for the talented and

the consequent pressure on land, water,

air, space and environment, present

stumbling challenges of developing

appropriate infrastructure to meet

the civic amenities and requirements.

Emissions from India's fastest growing

automobile population of 5.4 million is

causing the city to develop modern metro

systems, large number of flyovers, mass

rapid transit systems and high speed bus

corridors to enable the large population

to move freely and smoothly within the

city. Balancing the need for incremental

infrastructure, and yet preventing the

ecology from deteriorating, is the need of

the hour for Delhi. So far it has withstood

the onslaught of burgeoning population

and its consequential needs, and the city is

now gearing for meeting the future needs

of the population in the next decade. A

master plan till 2021 is in place which

sets the tone and the pace for Delhi's

development, that has to be sustainable

for the city to thrive and grow.