SCO states must develop effective solutions for contemporary challenges in transport sector
Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has called on fellow Ministers in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) bring a paradigm shift by adopting green and clean fuels.
He also urged them to develop technologies that improve the efficiency and reliability of the transport systems and to bring in sustainability in the development of road construction sector.
“The SCO Member States must collaborate for research and development and to bring innovations in the road transport to develop effective solutions to contemporary challenges in this sector,” Gadkari said at the 10th Meeting for the SCO Transport Ministers at New Delhi on 28 Apr 2023.
All the member states supported the “Concept of cooperation of the SCO Member States to decarbonize transport, promote digital transformation and innovative technologies to achieve greater efficiency and sustainability”.
A Special Working Group has been established to promote collaboration among member states of the SCO in the field of transportation. This group will facilitate meetings to share knowledge and best practices related to reducing carbon emissions in transportation, promoting digital transformation, and implementing innovative technologies for more sustainable and efficient transport.
“We feel that an approach which is based on collaboration and cooperation between the SCO member countries will enable to promote sustainable transport development, lower carbon emissions to enhance quality of life and improve efficiency of transport systems within the SCO regions,” said Gadkari, who chaired the meeting.
The Minister continued, “As SCO Transport Ministers we can send a collective message affirming our determination to address the challenges of transport sector and bring solutions that shall help us build an ecosystem for collaboration and cooperation as a part of fulfilling our commitment to the SCO.”
India is the current chair of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental organization founded in Shanghai on 15 June 2001. The SCO currently comprises of eight Member States which are India, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. fiinews.com
