{"id":90203,"date":"2019-11-29T16:38:31","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T11:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=12032"},"modified":"2019-11-29T16:38:31","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T11:08:31","slug":"green-highways-policy-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/green-highways-policy-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Highways Policy-2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways has informed Lok Sabha about the details of the Green Highways Policy-2015.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Green Highways Policy-2015:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification &amp; Maintenance) Policy was announced in the year 2015.<\/li><li>The policy aims to reduce the impact of air pollution and dust by planting trees and shrubs along the National Highways.They will act as a natural sink for air pollutants and arrest soil erosion at the embankment slopes.<\/li><li>It also aims to promote greening and development of eco-friendly National Highway corridors across the country with participation of farmers, private sector and government institutions including Forest Department.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Features of the policy:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1 percent of the total project cost of all highways projects will be kept for the highway plantation and its maintenance.&nbsp;<\/li><li>About Rs.1000 crore per year will be available for plantation purpose.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The policy will generate employment opportunities for about five lakh people from rural areas.&nbsp;<\/li><li>There will be strong monitoring mechanism in place by using ISRO\u2019s Bhuvan and GAGAN satellite systems.Every planted tree will be counted and auditing will be done.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Implementation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The National Highways Authority of India(NHAI) will act as a fund manager for maintaining a green fund and releasing payments based on recommendation of concerned officials and agencies.<\/li><li>The contracts for greening highways will be given to NGOS, agencies, private companies and government organisations. These stakeholders will be responsible for the survival and health of trees.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Significance of the policy:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The policy provides comprehensive guidelines to ensure uniformity of operations pertaining to enhancement of highway landscapes.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The communities will also be benefitted in terms of huge employment opportunities and entrepreneurship development.<\/li><li>There will also be huge environmental benefits from this policy.<\/li><li>The policy will also help in making India pollution free.It will also help in curtailing the number of road accidents in India.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional information:<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About NHAI:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The National Highways Authority of India was constituted under National Highways Authority of India Act,1988.It is a nodal agency of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.<\/li><li>It is responsible for the development, maintenance and management of National Highways entrusted to it and for matters connected or incidental there.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News:Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways has informed Lok Sabha about the details of the Green Highways Policy-2015. Facts: About Green Highways Policy-2015: Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification &amp; Maintenance) Policy was announced in the year 2015. 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