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project life as well as enhanced
capacity of the road (from 1.5 lanes to
2.0/ 4.0) lanes will result in reduction
of annual CO2 emissions of the
project road below threshold limit.
The community engagement was
significant in the respective project,
our team engaged with a population
of 75,000 in 40 villages with Mobile
Medical Units. Apart from that skilling
programs were incorporated in the
schools adjoining the project area.
The appreciation of value of land has
also lead to reduction in migration
and also improved to socio economic
standing of the local people due to
improved and better accessibility of
infrastructure.
Jharkhand road projects have best case studies from around the and social governance, long before
clearly demonstrated the skill sets globe with governments, NGOs, sustainability was the buzzword as
of IL&FS in terms of delivering that developers, capital providers, and it is today. In 1995 the company,
public and private organizations other stakeholders and enhance the developed an Environmental and
can work together to develop implementation of the SDGs, improve Social Report (ESR) drafted according
infrastructure, create jobs, protect the quality of life for all, protect the to the requirements of the World
the planet and promote economic planet, and promote prosperity and Bank. It then underscored its interest
growth to the communities. This peace. to pursue Environmental and Social
has helped the JARDP to be a part Governance in its business operations
of projects that aspire to meet the IL&FS is the first non-banking by signing the United Nations
UN Sustainable Development Goals. financial institution in India to Environmental Programme Finance
UNECE’s objective is to share the establish a system of environmental Initiative in 2006.

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