[sustran] Re: Mumbai monorail project looks to reduce CO2 emissions ???

[Sudhir]

Hi Carlos,

Its around 3500 tons/km/year which is average. Important thing is as shown
by Mikhail chester - is construction in? it can be 3-28 years of operation
emissions ( depends on how you measure it)..

regards
Sudhir

On 29 January 2010 08:16, Carlosfelipe Pardo <carlosfpardo at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't get it: 200 tons of CO2 reduction per day with 300 thousand
> commuters? In what timespan? For background, Delhi metro estimated 90
> thousand tons reduction between 2004- 2007 ( X pax per day?) , and
> TransMilenio in Bogotá got 70 thousand tons reduction for 2008 with 1.6
> million pax per day. Do the numbers come out right for this Mumbai
> monorail? I'm not good with numbers but somehow the ones for Mumbai seem
> a bit high... anyone?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Carlos.
>
> - 2008, 70,000 tons
>
>
>
> Eric Britton wrote:
> > Mumbai monorail project looks to reduce CO2 emissions
> >
> > By Lisa Sibley
> > Published 2010-01-27 09:22
> > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-based Scomi Group, a global service provider
> mainly
> > in the oil and gas industry, said today its trial run of India's first
> > monorail car for a project in Mumbai has been a success.
> > The Malaysia-listed company also specializes in urban transit systems,
> with
> > an emphasis on India, China, the Gulf states, and Brazil. The trial run
> > occurred yesterday, also a national holiday, the Republic Day of India.
> > The monorail is expected to prevent 200 tons of carbon dioxide emissions
> > daily. The proposed structure is also considered environmentally friendly
> > because it won't obstruct sunlight or trap excessive emissions. In
> addition,
> > it's expected to be quieter than other modes of transportation.
> > Scomi India's Country President Suhaimi Yaacob said in a news release the
> > project's focus is on sustainable mobility, reduced urban congestion,
> > improved reliability, and comfortable travel.
> > Other cities looking to reduce mass transport emissions include China's
> > Lanzhou, which is working on a comprehensive urban development plan
> linking
> > a new city center with a rapid bus transport system, expected to result
> in a
> > cleaner, more economical mass transportation system (see China's Lanzhou
> > makes plans to reduce mass transport emissions
> > <http://cleantech.com/news/5429/lanzhou-mass-transport-system>  [1]).
> > Scomi's engineering division and partner Larsen & Toubro, India's largest
> > engineering and construction conglomerate, secured $545 million for the
> > Mumbai Monorail Project in November 2008, and are expected to complete
> the
> > project by 2011.
> > Scomi is tasked with delivering 60 cars, making up 15 sets of four-car
> > trains. Each four-coach monorail is expected to be able to accommodate
> about
> > 600 passengers, carrying a total of nearly 300,000 daily commuters.
> > The monorail project is expected to have a 20-kilometer (12.4 mile)
> proposed
> > route between Jacob Circle and Chembur, a suburban neighborhood in
> eastern
> > Mumbai, with one central depot and about 18 user-friendly stations.
> Chembur
> > is located about 22 kilometers from downtown Mumbai and considered a
> transit
> > point for travelers to Pune.
> >
> > Source URL:
> > http://cleantech.com/news/5567/mumbai-monorail-project-looks-reduc
> >
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