Lok Sabha Question No. 1287 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Alternative Fuels
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia, Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1287

## ANSWERED ON 9 th  FEBRUARY 2023

## ALTERNATIVE FUELS

1287.  SHRI SANJAY BHATIA: SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- ( a)  the steps taken by the Government for use of CNG, LNG and ethanol in equipment and machinery used in road construction/projects;
- (b)    whether  the  Government  proposes  to  focus  on  development  of indigenous alternative fuels which are cost effective and pollution free;
- (c)   if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has formulated any scheme for development of township, smart cities, logistics parks and industrial clusters along with the National Highways (NHs) in the State of Madhya Pradesh and Karnal Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the locations identified for the purpose?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a),(b)&(C)The  Government  vide  GSR  1151(E)  dated  29th  November, 2018 had already notified norms for dual fuel use of CNG/Bio-CNG/LNG in Construction Equipment Vehicles (CEV). Further, the Government has notified GSR 336(E) dated 4th May, 2021 to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 to include retro fitment option for Construction Equipment Vehicles for dedicated CNG/Bio-CNG/LNG operation either by conversion of diesel engines or by replacing the engines.

The Government is promoting biofuels with the broader objectives of reducing import dependency, generating employment, providing better remuneration to farmers, for associated environmental benefits, promoting better waste management practices, etc. To promote the use of  biofuels  across  the  country  various  programmes  such  as  Ethanol Blended  Petrol  (EBP)  Programme,  wherein  Oil  Marketing  Companies (OMCs) sell petrol blended with ethanol, Biodiesel blending programme wherein  biodiesel  is  blended  with  diesel,  Sustainable  Alternative towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative wherein Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) is marketed along with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) have been taken up.

(d)&(e)  Under  Bharatmala  Pariyojana,  35  Multi  Modal  logistics  parks (MMLPs) have been approved for implementation. Out of these, 2 MMLPs (Indore  &  Bhopal)   fall  in  the  state  of  Madhya  Pradesh.   For  Indore MMLP, feasibility study is completed & tenders have been invited.  For Bhopal MMLP, pre-feasibility studies are being undertaken.

There is no proposed MMLP in Karnal Parliamentary Constituency in the list of 35 MMLPs approved under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

List of approved 35 MMLP locations is given at Annexure-I.

## Annexure- I

ANNEXURE-  I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)&(e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1287 ANSWERED ON 9 th  FEBRUARY 2023 ASKED BY SHRI SANJAY BHATIA AND SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL REGARDING ALTERNATIVE FUELS.

|   S.No. | Location                                                            |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Delhi-NCR (Delhi, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Noida)             |
|       2 | Mumbai (Mumbai, Mumbai Suburbs, JNPT, Mumbai Port, Raigad District) |
|       3 | North Gujarat (Ahmedabad and Vadodara)                              |
|       4 | Hyderabad                                                           |
|       5 | South Gujarat (Surat and Bharuch)                                   |
|       6 | South Punjab (Ludhiana, Sangrur, Patiala)                           |
|       7 | North Punjab (Amritsar, Jalandhar, Gurudaspur)                      |
|       8 | Jaipur                                                              |
|       9 | Bangalore                                                           |
|      10 | Pune                                                                |
|      11 | Vijayawada                                                          |
|      12 | Chennai                                                             |
|      13 | Nagpur                                                              |
|      14 | Indore                                                              |
|      15 | Patna                                                               |
|      16 | Kolkata                                                             |
|      17 | Ambala                                                              |
|      18 | Valsad                                                              |
|      19 | Coimbatore                                                          |
|      20 | Jagatsinghpur                                                       |
|      21 | Nasik                                                               |
|      22 | Guwahati                                                            |
|      23 | Kota                                                                |
|      24 | Panaji                                                              |
|      25 | Hisar                                                               |
|      26 | Visakhapatnam                                                       |
|      27 | Bhopal                                                              |
|      28 | Sundargarh                                                          |
|      29 | Bhatinda                                                            |
|      30 | Solan                                                               |
|      31 | Rajkot                                                              |
|      32 | Raipur                                                              |
|      33 | Jammu                                                               |
|      34 | Kandla                                                              |
|      35 | Cochin                                                              |