The suggestions are typical bureaucratic response to an emerging crisis situation. Clearly, there is a need to move away from dependence on fossil fuel, and look and effectively pegging the dependence on oil to about 50% of total effective demand. The alternates that can be evaluated are: a) Development of a Hybrid engine platform for small cars, giving about 50 KMPL by 2015 b) Use of alternate Fuel such as CNG, Ethanol, etc as well encourage development of Electric cars c) Effective development of Comprehensive Public Transport systems such as Metro Rail, Mono Rail, d) Develop Transport systems and technologies to replace IC Engines by 2025 e) Cities must be re-developed to make work-home commuting and Intra-city travel 'Public-Transport' friendly. In fact, Mumbai is well suited to implement this. Unfortunately, Politicians and City developers have taken a short sighted approach. Had a Metro been planned and implemented, Mumbai would have emerged as the 'Most Public Transport' Friendly city. Hope the world works effectively to render OPEC irrelevant by 2025.
RE:Rather - these are 6 Point Tragedy
by Sensor on May 27, 2008 02:06 PM Permalink
Waht about restricting car traffic ( single person travelling in a car consumes more fuel) - this restrction should apply to MLA, MPs and to all VIPS
RE:Rather - these are 6 Point Tragedy
by on May 26, 2008 10:38 PM Permalink
Really worth points made. I would like to add something more to it: The author of the articles fails to consider the laziness and unwillingness on the part of the government in providing a better transportation system. This article takes a pretty leftist outlook while considering taxing car owners at large. if some people out there and work hard to earn that extra buck, he should have the freedom to even spend it. Another point that i heard from the CEO of VW in India was that the Government hasnt done enough to introduce more greener and more effecient fuels. Lastly, its high time that the Government takes more stringent measures in defining the minimum fuel efficiency of cars for each segment.
Sorry, my friend here we are not concerned with money, there is a much larger issue to cater to. people might even pay 10 odd thousand rupees more for driving their cars but on the same it wont help in reducing the numner of vehicles on the roads considering the pay packages that are there right now in the corporate world.
Its high time we stop running away from the problem and find a feasible and appropriate solution to hit the problem at the grass root level.
