Developing sustainable transport infrastructure in Surat

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Surat’s high population growth rate, coupled with high economic growth rate has resulted in an ever increasing demand for transport, creating excessive pressure on the existent transport system. Congestion on roads has been increasing due to a phenomenal rise in private transport. The absence of an efficient fullfledged public transport system coupled with rapid growth in the use of personalized vehicles has led to high consumption of fossil fuel and increase in environmental pollution.The general objective of the project is to improve the mobility of the inhabitants while promoting a sustainable development of the agglomeration.The construction of the Surat Metro has several specific objectives:increase access to low-carbon transport,serve the essential economic zones of the city,halt the increase in the number of private vehicles in Surat.