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interaction COVER STORY Powered by What are the green initiatives taken for minimum number of trees is a necessity and appropriate steps to ensure plantation is done are being taken. the metro project? Te metro will yield multiple environmental benefts for Ahmedabad. Broadly, they are: Reduced Vehicular Pollution • As people shif from private modes to the metro and also other modes like BRTS and AMTS (because the metro will integrate with BRTS and AMTS networks), proportion of private Construction of Stretch P171 to P182 vehicles in the overall transport system will decrease. Terefore, emissions from private vehicles will also be reduced. • Congestion will also be reduced on roads as people shif to metro. Tis will result in less waiting time, less exhaust emissions and less vehicular air pollution. Carbon Credits MEGA has applied for registration of the Ahmedabad Metro Project in the CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) Program to the UNFCCC. DMRC, with an expertise in carbon accreditation have been hired as consultants for registration of Ahmedabad Segment launching P162-P161 Span LG-1 metro Rail Phase I as a CDM project. within 100m of these monuments. Te route Minimal required tree cutting. Solar Energy for the tunnels needs to be very carefully • First, MEGA and AMC jointly Solar panels are proposed to be installed on planned as the train itself also needs long identifed all trees, belonging to public the roofs of structures in the depot and the curves to be able to turn and move fast at and private land, up to a width of 11 m stations to generate power. the same time. on both sides of the metro alignment. LEDs will be used for lighting throughout • Only trees that are within 6m of both the metro project to reduce power How do you justify cutting trees for a sides of the alignment actually need to consumption as far as possible. Te viaduct, Metro? be cut. As the construction progresses, depot and stations will also be designed to Te metro is a public project intended to construction team identifes exactly harvest as much rainwater as possible and to provide fast, efcient and environmentally which trees are falling within this ensure proper groundwater recharge. friendly transport and also to integrate area and absolutely need to be cut. the various transport systems of the city Te extent of cutting required is also Detail us with regards to the latest like BRTS, AMTS and the railways. Te identifed i.e. trimming, total cutting technologies like construction equipment, construction of the metro requires the etc. software, building materials etc being construction of viaducts, stations and • AMC is then requested to remove used in the metro rail project. tunnels, which are heavy infrastructure and or trim the trees as per MEGA’s Modern construction technologies are being because they are to be used by public, they requirement. used in Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project must meet strict safety guidelines. Along Plantation like, TBM machine for underground the entire metro alignment, the presence • In lieu of every tree that is removed, construction work, rotatory rigs etc. Various of trees can hamper the construction of AMC will plant 10 trees. For example, sofware like primavera Midas, Bentley rail the infrastructure as well as movement of if 5 trees need to be removed for track, SAP are being used in the Ahmedabad the train. Hence the cutting of some trees construction of a pier, then AMC will Metro rail Project. is required. plant 50 trees in lieu of the 5 trees that In order to ensure that this does not result were cut. Cost of planting new trees is Future outlook. in a loss of green cover for the city, the borne by MEGA. Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project will connect following steps have been taken: • Therefore, the cutting of a bare Gandhinagar and Airport in Phase II. u 42 construction opportunities|aPrIL 2017