PANAJI
Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari, on Monday, said, 'transplantation' of trees instead of felling them for constructing roads is the new philosophy of his ministry.
Gadkari said the government is committed to employing the latest techniques in tree transplantation and that his ministry is working closely with domain experts and contractors to implement them.
The minister also said that immense work is being done by the Central government for environment-friendly transportation in the future by exploring the adoption of green fuels including 'green hydrogen' and electric vehicles at a scalable level in the country.
He also said that he will be driving in a vehicle fired by green hydrogen in Delhi, adding that some automobile companies have agreed to work on flex-fuel engines so that up to 100 per cent ethanol can be mixed with petrol.
It will be both cost-effective as well as eco-friendly, Gadkari said, adding that green hydrogen is another fuel of the future that will drive automobiles.
