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Bangalore City Metro Rail for Public Transport and CDM

Bangalore City Metro Rail for Public Transport and CDM. Energy Economy & Environmental Consultants Bangalore INDIA. About Bangalore. India's fifth largest. The IT capital of India. Garden city of India Fastest growing city of South Asia. Bangalore - Traffic. High traffic density.

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Bangalore City Metro Rail for Public Transport and CDM

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  1. Bangalore CityMetro Rail for Public Transport and CDM Energy Economy & Environmental Consultants Bangalore INDIA

  2. About Bangalore • India's fifth largest. • The IT capital of India. • Garden city of India • Fastest growing city of South Asia

  3. Bangalore - Traffic High traffic density

  4. Bangalore - Traffic

  5. Bangalore - Traffic Haze during the night because of pollution

  6. Bangalore - Features • Geographical Location • Latitudinal parallels: 12 degree 8' N • Longitudinal meridians: 77 degree 37' E • Climate • March to May (warmest months) • December to January (coldest months) • June to September (rainy - southwest monsoon) • November to December (rainy - northeast monsoon) • Temperature • Highest maximum of 33 degree C to lowest minimum of 14 degree C • Language • Regional Language: Kannada • English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil are widely spoken and understood

  7. Bangalore - Transport • The major private transport for the city of Bangalore are two wheelers and cars. This mode of transport is the major share of the vehicular traffic • The public transport system of buses are operated by state owned corporations (Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation) • Omnibuses, Autorickshaws and Taxis also form a part of public transport system

  8. Bangalore - Emissions • The Average pollution levels recorded in the city are Sulphur Dioxide (SO2): 8 Microgram/Metre³ Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM): 362 Microgram/Metre³ Source: Karnataka Pollution Control Board • Vehicular traffic is the major contributor to emissions in the city • Result, Bangalore is emerging as one of the more polluted cities in India. Also, Respiratory diseases are on the rise.

  9. Future Public transport ? • With the high growth of vehicular traffic (8%) and resulting pollution levels the state government has been trying to develop a strategy for mass transport system • The state government has set up a company to look out for various options for mass transport and is even collecting revenue through cess on petrol & diesel • This year the government of Karnataka and the Indian government have signed an MOU to setup a metro rail project on the lines of “Metro Rail” presently being executed in Delhi by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) • DMRC is been also given the additional charge to execute the Bangalore metro rail project

  10. Bangalore Metro Project - Features

  11. Pollution Monitoring Pollution monitoring station were setup at major traffic junctions but have failed over the years due to lack of maintenance

  12. Length of Metro Rail - 33 kMs (mix of corridors with surface, underground, and elevated tracks) Estimated Project Cost - Rs. 4989 Crores (excluding taxes & duties) Proposed start date - August 2003 Proposed completion data - December 2007 Passenger capacity - 8.2 lakhs by Dec 2007 Reduction in traffic density - 40% Bangalore Metro Project - Features

  13. CDM Potential

  14. CDM Potential (Cont.)

  15. Financing Issues & CDM • Government of Karnataka contribution - 74 Crores • A special purpose vehicle (SPV) will be set up to raise funds (Finance corporations, Foreign Banks) • Financing is a Major issue for implementation of the metro rail project • Past experience in many countries shows the system is heavily subsidised by the government • Under this circumstances, CDM option can be looked upon for assisting the financing, since the project has vast savings in emissions & fuel consumption

  16. Thank You

  17. Bangalore - Features • Situated at an altitude of 920 metres above sea level, Bangalore is the principal administrative, cultural, commercial and industrial centre of the state of Karnataka. • The city, which is spread over an area of 2190 square kilometres, enjoys a pleasant and equable climate throughout the year. • Its tree-lined streets and abundant greenery have led to it being called the 'Garden City' of India. • Bangalore has seen a major technology boom. It is now home to more than 250 high-tech companies. Including home grown giants like Wipro and Infosys. • It is also home to major Public sector units such as HAL, BEL, BHEL, BEML and Research organisations such as IISc, DRDO, ADA, CSIR

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