Special event at Delhi Sustainable Development Summit – 2012: 'Low carbon pathways for transport sector- Promoting railways’ share in inter-city and regional passenger travel'

Special event at Delhi Sustainable Development Summit – 2012: ‘Low carbon pathways for transport sector- Promoting railways’ share in  inter-city and regional passenger travel’

The special event titled ‘Low Carbon Pathways for Transport Sector: Promoting railways’ share in inter-city and regional passenger travel’, jointly organized by TERI and the Institution for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS), Tokyo, was held on the sidelines of the DSDS 2012 on 2 February 2012. Mr Shri Prakash, Distinguished Fellow, TERI and Former Member (Traffic), Railway Board opened the session by discussing the alarming situation of the rapidly declining share of the railways. This was followed by a set of presentations on the way ahead for increasing the share of railway services in inter-city and regional passenger travel. Key participants included Mr Mukesh Nigam, Executive Director (Coaching), Ministry of Railways; Mr Takeshita Hiroyuki, Dy Director, ITPS; Ms Anjali Goyal, Executive Director (Finance Establishment), Ministry of Railways; Ms Naini Jayaseelan, Member Secretary, NCRPB; Ms Akshima T Ghate, Fellow, TERI; Mr B K Chaturvedi, Member, Planning Commission; Mr S Sundar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI & Former Secretary, Ministry of Surface Transport; Mr Raghu Dayal, Former Managing Director, CCI; and Mr Shanti Narain, Former Member (Traffic), Railway Board.