Infrastructure Planning and Management in India: Opportunities and Challenges (Studies in Infrastructure and Control)

✍ Scribed by Pravin Jadhav (editor), Rahul Nath Choudhury (editor)

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 219
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book addresses comprehensive issues of infrastructure management at the sectoral level in India. This book analyses four critical sectors viz. Transportation, Power, Urban, and Digital Infrastructure and their planning and management from an Indian perspective. The book also identifies empirical risks and challenges in the planning and management of infrastructure in India. A diverse set of management solutions that can support better infrastructure management across sectors are also discussed in the present book.

✦ Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Contents
Editors and Contributors
Abbreviations
Part I Transport Infrastructure: Fostering the Economic Growth
1 Road Safety Conditions and Management in India: Challenges and Opportunities
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Road Safety Measures
1.3 Challenges of Road and Traffic Conditions in India
1.4 Road Safety Management
1.4.1 RSM Methods and Process
1.4.2 Challenges of Indian Road Safety Management
1.5 Opportunities for Improving Road Safety Management in India
1.6 Conclusions
References
2 Port Development: History, Present and Future Challenges
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Port Development History
2.3 Evolution of Modern Ports
2.4 Port Governance Mechanism
2.5 Use of Concessions in Public Private Partnership (PPP)
2.6 Changing Role of Ports in Twenty-first Century
2.7 Digital Transformation of Ports
2.8 Port Community Systems
2.9 Conclusion and Way Forward
References
3 Emerging Scope of Airport Infrastructure: Case of India
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Ownership Model Developments
3.3 Organization Structure in India
3.3.1 The Key Responsibilities of the Architecture Planning Department Are as Follows
3.3.2 The Following Are the Primary Tasks of the Aerodrome Planning Department Are
3.4 Airport Operational Aspect
3.5 Airport Classification
3.5.1 Landside
3.5.2 Terminal
3.5.3 Air Side
3.6 Airport Operational Guidelines
3.7 Airport Planning Process
3.8 Guidelines by Airport Authority of India on Airport Planning
3.8.1 Introduction
3.8.2 Institutional Structure
3.8.3 Applicability
3.8.4 Land Approval Granted by Advisory Committee
3.8.5 Assessment and “In Principle” Grant by the Advisory Committee
3.8.6 Guidelines
3.8.7 Permit by DGCA
3.8.8 Roadmap for the Clearance and Assessment Processes
3.8.9 Monitoring
3.9 Concluding Thoughts
References
4 Rail Infrastructure—Journey Since Indian Independence and Beyond
4.1 Introduction—Evolution of Indian Railways (IR)
4.2 Need for Study
4.3 Methodology
4.3.1 Systematic Review of Literature
4.3.2 Question Formulation
4.3.3 Article Search Procedure
4.3.4 Literature Review
4.4 Research Design
4.5 Organizational Structure of IR
4.6 Indian Railway’s Performance-Physical
4.6.1 Railway Network
4.6.2 Traction
4.6.3 Safety Performance
4.6.4 Indian Railway’s Performance-Financial Performance
4.6.5 Social Service Costs of IR
4.6.6 Human Resources in Indian Railway
4.7 Analysis and Findings
4.7.1 Current Challenges
4.7.2 Way Forward for IR
4.7.3 Investment Planning
4.8 Conclusion
References
Part II How Power Sector is Managed in India?
5 Power Sector Infrastructure Management: Issues and Challenges
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Literature Review
5.3 Objective of the Study
5.4 Methodology
5.5 Power Sector in India: Issues and Challenges
5.6 Remedies and Solutions
References
6 Renewable Energy Management: An Analysis of the Status Quo
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Technological Interventions and Patronage
6.2.1 Solar-Based Applications in Agriculture
6.2.2 Offshore Wind
6.2.3 Wind–Solar Hybrid Parks
6.2.4 Energy Storage
6.2.5 Transmission Planning
6.2.6 Green Hydrogen
6.3 Economics and the Transition: Energy Darwinism in Play
6.4 Regulatory Frameworks
6.4.1 Renewable Purchase Obligation Framework
6.4.2 Renewable Energy-Based Open Access
6.4.3 Net Metering Regulations
6.4.4 Forecasting and Scheduling Regulations
6.5 Just Energy Transitions: The Way Forward
References
7 Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development in India
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Energy Supply and Demand: The Big Picture
7.2.1 Energy Supply
7.2.2 Energy Consumption
7.3 Energy Security: Is It Still Relevant for India?
7.4 Political Economy Considerations for Sustainable Energy
7.5 Conclusion
References
Part III The Emergence of Modern Cities: Smart or Sustainable?
8 Smart City: Sustainable City for Tackling Urban Challenges
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Literature Review
8.3 Objective of Study
8.4 Issues Related to Developing Smart City Projects
8.5 Funding for Smart Cities Projects in India
8.6 Debt Markets
8.7 Public–Private Partnerships
8.8 Viability Gap Funding (VGF)
8.9 Challenges for India’s Smart Cities Projects
8.10 Conclusion
References
9 Electric Mobility and Electric Vehicles Management in India
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Vision and Opportunity of Electric Vehicles in India
9.3 Initiatives and Incentives by Government of India
9.3.1 National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 and Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme
9.3.2 National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage
9.3.3 Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP)
9.3.4 Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Manufacturing of Advanced Cell Chemistry (ACC) Battery
9.3.5 Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile and Auto Components
9.3.6 Charging Stations
9.3.7 Other Initiatives
9.3.8 Electric Vehicle (EV) Policies Released by States and UTs
9.4 Challenges Which Need to Be Addressed to Boost Adoption of Electric Vehicles
9.4.1 Increase Number of Charging Infrastructure in Country
9.4.2 Need to Push Research and Development (R&D)
9.4.3 Enable Financing for Electric Vehicles (EVs)
9.4.4 Drive EV Manufacturing
9.4.5 Drive EV Battery and Cell Manufacturing
9.4.6 Create Framework for Time of Day (ToD) Tariff
9.4.7 Consumer Awareness
9.4.8 Fiscal and Non-fiscal Incentives
9.4.9 Congestion Pricing
9.4.10 Mandate Battery Manufacturers to Procure Raw Materials (Say 15–20%) from Recycled Materials in India
9.4.11 Centralised Authority to Spearhead the Electric Mobility Initiatives of Government of India
References
10 Sustainable Infrastructure Development in India: Drivers and Barriers
10.1 Introduction
10.1.1 Prologue: Infrastructure Financing in India
10.1.2 Economic Reforms and Infrastructure Financing in India
10.2 Drivers of Sustainable Infrastructure Development in India
10.2.1 Foreign Exchange Reserves for Infrastructure Development
10.2.2 Green Bonds and Infrastructure Bonds
10.2.3 Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs)
10.2.4 Intermediating Resources from Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and Bilateral Donors
10.2.5 National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
10.2.6 National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF)
10.2.7 Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY)
10.2.8 India Infrastructure Project Development Fund (IIPDF)
10.3 Models of Infrastructure Financing
10.3.1 Senior-Subordinated Debt
10.3.2 Take-out Finance
10.3.3 Credit Enhancement Scheme
10.3.4 Refinance Scheme
10.4 Barriers of Sustainable Infrastructure
10.4.1 Large Capital Outlay
10.4.2 Technology
10.4.3 Planning
10.4.4 Mechanism/Execution
10.4.5 Negligence Towards Socially Relevant Projects
10.5 Strategies for Sustainable Infrastructure Finance
10.6 Epilogue: The Road Ahead
References
Part IV Developing Digital Infrastructure
11 Recent Trends in Digital Infrastructure in India
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Digital Infrastructure in India
11.3 India Stack
11.4 Industry’s Leading Digital Transformation in India
11.4.1 Health Care
11.4.2 Education
11.4.3 Transportation
11.4.4 Financial Services
11.4.5 Retail
11.5 Future Trends in Digital Infrastructure
References
Conclusion