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The government has earmarked ten major highway stretches across India to facilitate the operation of green hydrogen-powered trucks, as part of its strategy to tackle vehicular pollution. Hydrogen fuelling stations will be installed by Indian Oil and Reliance Petroleum, while Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, and Volvo have already begun manufacturing such vehicles. Union minister Nitin Gadkari underlined the importance of climate change mitigation, infrastructure development for a USD 5 trillion economy, and reducing logistics costs to make India globally competitive.
The government has identified ten highway stretches in various regions of the country where green hydrogen-powered trucks will operate. Union minister Nitin Gadkari explained earlier this week that hydrogen fuelling stations along these routes would be developed by Indian Oil and Reliance Petroleum. Advertisement
He highlighted that Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, and Volvo have already commenced production of hydrogen-powered trucks, marking a significant shift towards sustainable transportation. The selected routes include Greater Noida-Delhi-Agra, Bhubaneswar-Puri-Konark, Ahmedabad-Vadodara-Surat, Sahibabad-Faridabad-Delhi, Jamshedpur-Kalinganagar, Thiruvananthapuram-Kochi, and Jamnagar-Ahmedabad, among others.
The minister pointed out that climate change remains the greatest challenge facing India. He stressed that in order to achieve the goal of becoming a USD 5 trillion economy and the world's third-largest economy, the nation must enhance its infrastructure. He further remarked that India holds immense potential to become the largest exporter of green hydrogen.
On logistics, Gadkari mentioned that India's logistics costs were on track to fall to single digits by the end of this year. He cited findings from studies conducted by IIM Bangalore, IIT Chennai, and IIT Kanpur, which all concluded that the country's road logistics costs have already dropped by 6 per cent. Previously, logistics costs stood at 14-16 per cent, in contrast to 8 per cent in China and 12 per cent in the US and European Union.
The minister also said the government aims to make India's automobile industry the top in the world within the next five years, with clean energy adoption playing a central role in achieving this vision.
With infrastructure support from Indian Oil and Reliance Petroleum, and domestic manufacturers already producing hydrogen trucks, India is moving towards building a sustainable transport ecosystem. Coupled with declining logistics costs and a clear focus on becoming a USD 5 trillion economy, the initiative reflects a broader strategy to establish India as a global leader in green energy and the automobile sector.
Source - PTI
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