Green and Sustainable Infrastructure in India

Green and Sustainable Infrastructure in India

Tarana Afrin Chandel
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-0794-6.ch006
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Abstract

In view of sustainable development goals 2030, establishing safeguards to citizens is the basic parameters focusing the area of infrastructure development. Infrastructure development is the base for a country's financial prosperity and assists in upgrading the standard of comfort of its citizens. Affordable and clean energy is an important goal among all SDGs. With the support of our government, the improved economic condition has driven our country to the top and maintained its position in the top market of renewable energy globally. The renewable sector gives opportunity to the youth of our country a large number of jobs in the current scenario. This chapter recognizes the green and sustainable ecosystem of our country and projects the current scenario in the energy generation and distribution (GD) sector, smart city, global warming, and environment change relief in RE sector and sustainable ecosystem.
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2.0 Smart And Sustainable Infrastructure

Infrastructure is very essential for growth of the country. It enables services to the society to work and develop finance from transport, electricity, hospital, clean water supply and sanitation. Infrastructure involves basic living system and facilities such smart building/cities, transport, communication system, water and power supply. Infrastructure growth is necessary to promote economic development and decline poverty. SDGs under smart and sustainable infrastructure include good health and well-being (SDG-3), clean water and sanitation (SDG-6), affordable and green energy (SDG-7), decent work and economic growth (SDG-8), industry innovation and infrastructure (SDG-9) sustainable cities and communities (SDG-11), responsible consumption and production (SDG-12) and climate action (SDG-13) [Jaskaran S.S, 2021]. The SDGs are the outlines to walk in a superior and sustainable future.

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