India’s Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor will significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions over the next 30 years. “The dedicated freight corridor project will contribute to reduction of 67 million tons of CO2 emissions by 2041-42,” Bernard Aritua, a senior infrastructure specialist at the World Bank said.
Experts say the Eastern dedicated freight corridor is expected to generate about 10.48 million tons of GHG emissions by 2041-42, as against 23.29 million of GHG emissions without it. That’s a 55 percent reduction of GHG emissions.
The Eastern Corridor freight lines mostly carry coal, iron and steel, which account for almost 65% of the freight greenhouse gas emissions in the corridor. Dedicated Freight Corridors are becoming more common across India. In the first phase, two corridors, the 1520 km Mumbai-Delhi or Western Dedicated Freight Corridor and the 1856 km Ludhiana-Dankuni, or Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor, are being constructed.
The World Bank project is tailored to India’s specific needs and conditions, but is built on expertise gained from similar operations in China and the European Union. As access to industrial hubs and markets improve, the rail lines will boost new regional and national development.
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