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SPOTLIGHT sectors like railways, roadways, airports, energy etc. improving people’s lives. Our Ballabgarh unit has achieved Zero

waste to land fill and other plants will achieve this by end of this
Gati Shakti is India’s master plan for multi-modal connectivity
year. We have collected and recycled 42 MT of post-consumer
that brings together 16 ministries to coordinate infrastructure
plastic as part of our Extended Producer Responsibility commitment.
development to ensure last-mile connectivity and network between
the various modes of transportation. The NSWS is another strategic
policy to implement NIP and NMP. It is an online platform where We have completed our carbon inventory for scope-1 and scope-2
and more projects are being identified to reduce carbon intensity
investors can apply for clearances. The issues of delays in approvals through addition of renewable energy and resource optimization.
and provision of information are dealt with through NSWS. We are the first in industry to shift the mode of logistics from road to
Under the Bharatmala programme, the government is planning the rail for transport of backhoes. Total 2691 Backhoe machines have
construction of 22 greenfield expressways, 23 tunnels and bridges been transported by rail through 32 rail trips in 2021-22.
and 35 multi-modal logistics parks. The Company continued to make concerted efforts to conserve
Cargo traffic in India is expected to reach 2,500 MTPA by 2025. In and optimize use of energy and adopted various measures for the
2021, the Indian government announced plans to upgrade port purpose, including the following:
infrastructure and an investment of $82 billion in port projects. It a. Healthy power factor ratio of 0.99 has been maintained at
has identified 92 non-major ports for capacity expansion, adding all manufacturing locations.
712 MTPA to the existing capacity. The government’s `6,50,000 b. Energy Conservation of 2400 KWH/Day is achieved through
crore ($97.5 billion) Sagarmala programme will address this need Synchronization, Monitoring, Controlling & arresting of air
by undertaking projects such as national waterways, last-mile road leakages and achieved air leakage reduction of 426 CFM
and rail connectivity, construction of multi-modal logistics parks, c. Energy consumption reduction (1400 KWH/Day) by installing
and connecting ports to freight corridors. LED lights for plant.
India has the world’s fourth largest Railway Network and for FY 2023, d. Energy Conservation of 823 KWH/Day by Installing new
`1,40,000 crore ($21.5 billion) have been allocated to the Railways. Energy Efficient Air Washer
The government also plans to improve Railways’ freight movement e. Energy efficient (Low KW/CFM) Air compressor for
to 45% from the existing 26%. Railway development plans include MANUFACTURING.
the renovation of 400 existing stations and the development of f. Optimized use of production facilities like paint and
40 new stations. We are slated to become the world’s third-largest assembly lines to reduce Specific energy per machine.
aviation market for passenger traffic. The government plans to g. Monitoring & Control of Harmonics in power system by installing
increase the total number of airports from 140 in 2022, to 220 by AHF to achieve best in industry THD (< 5%).
2024. Passenger traffic is estimated to grow to 520 million by 2037.
Early this year construction of 21 airport projects was approved and The Company has taken several steps for utilizing alternate sources
the government plans to build airports in Tier 2 and 3 cities. The of energy which may be summarized as under:
Government of India has also introduced the National Logistics a. 4 MW Roof top solar plant at Pune and Jaipur.
Policy (NLP) and the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and b. Usages of solar power bank of 40 kW (Outside periphery
Development Bill (NBFID) to back up infrastructure projects nationally. streetlights)
The NLP 2022 developed by the Commerce and Industry Ministry c. Use of electric/battery operated tools, Forklifts instead of
aims to increase India’s ability to compete internationally, generate pneumatic tools and diesel forklifts for better efficiency &
more jobs, boost its standing in international rankings, and open the reducing operating cost.
door for India to develop into a logistics powerhouse. The policy d. Use of PNG in place of LPG in kitchen.
aims to make Indian goods more competitive while also promoting
economic growth and expanding job possibilities. Number one on our priority list is reducing total waste. Linked to
To increase long-term funding for infrastructure projects, the NBFID this is the issue of single use plastics which, for many years, have
bill was introduced in March 22, 2021. It seeks to establish the been a wasteful use of resources. We also now recognise that they
National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development contribute to pollution of our oceans, harming wildlife, and prevent
(NBFID) as the principal development financial institution (DFIs) recovery of this valuable resource. We’re currently working hard to
for infrastructure financing. DFIs source long-term funds from the understand how we can avoid single use plastics and packaging
market, government, as well as multilateral institutions, and are in our business.
supported through government guarantees. Among the people All the manufacturing locations have taken at least 2 waste
of the country, there resides a sense of faith in the India Growth Story reduction projects. This has helped to reduce packaging waste by
owing to its political stability and policy reforms in the past decade. 15% and we are all set to achieve zero single use plastic usage.
We continue to invest in Research and Development towards waste Two have our manufacturing locations have achieved “Zero waste
eliminations and are hopeful of elimination maximum waste in the to landfill”. This has been possible as the locations have started
coming years. giving hazardous waste to cement industries, who co process this
waste for their internal use. So all our waste becomes their raw
Sustainability at JCB material. This is a perfect example of circular economy wherein
Advancing our Sustainability agenda in India, we introduced everything is utilised and nothing goes out as waste.
targeted interventions in our operations, packaging, and
distribution, with a focus on saving waste, reducing carbon, and For more details visit: www.jcb.com/en-in

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