175-km long track becomes discharge free rail corridorAbout 29 trains consisting of nearly 700 coaches have been provided with bio-toilets to prevent open discharge on the track.
19 Oct, 2016, 06.26 PM IST
Railways adds 175 km long track to green train corridorsRailways have taken up a mammoth task of providing human discharge free bio-toilets in all its coaches to make the entire railway track a g...
18 Oct, 2016, 08.22 PM IST
Railways gets Rs 1656 crore for installing bio-toilets and CCTVsAt present, the railways has CCTV systems at around 100 stations and according to the plan, all major stations will be put under the survei...
09 Oct, 2016, 05.57 PM IST
Manmadurai-Rameswaram rail track to become first green corridorIn the second phase, "Kanalus-Dwarka-Okha and Porbunder-Wansjalya section in Gujarat have been identified to be made zero toilet discharge ...
08 May, 2016, 12.04 PM IST
Can Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) propel India out of the sanitation shame?The Joint Monitoring Programme, assessing the water and sanitation status globally, reveals that about fifty percent of open defecators of ...
20 Nov, 2015, 01.15 PM IST
Railways to make two Gujarat routes 'zero toilet discharge' by October 2Railway Board's Hemant Kumar said the Kanalus-Dwarka-Okha and Porbunder-Wansjalya section have been identified to be made the 'zero toilet ...
16 Jun, 2015, 10.46 AM IST
Safety App for women passengers on trains soonAmid growing oncern over crime incidents involving women travellers, Railways is planning to launch an app for the safety of lady passenger...
08 Dec, 2014, 07.38 PM IST
Hindustan Zinc to construct bio-toilets in 152 schools in RajasthanHindustan Zinc has decided to construct Bio-toilets (Bio-Digester Toilets) in 152 schools in Rajasthan at a total project cost of Rs 4 cror...
20 Nov, 2014, 06.46 PM IST
Railways to have bio-toilets in all trains by 2022Railways plans to eliminate direct discharge type toilets from its fleet of passenger coaches and replace them with bio-toilets by the end ...
21 Jul, 2014, 09.18 PM IST
Purusottam Express to run with LHB coaches from tomorrowThe train will now run with 22 LHB coaches with higher speed level, better shock absorbers, low noise level and higher level of cleanliness...
30 Nov, 2013, 03.35 PM IST
Railways to set up bacteria generation plants for bio toiletsRailways is setting up a bacteria generation plant at the Rail Coach Factory here to meet the requirement of bio toilets in trains.
13 Sep, 2012, 12.43 PM IST
Jairam Ramesh wants all trains to be fitted with bio-toiletsJairam Ramesh today offered that his Ministry would bear half the cost of retrofitting eco-friendly bio-toilets in all 50000 coaches in fiv...
24 Jul, 2012, 08.55 PM IST
- Bio-toilets in trains to prevent track corrosion
With the twin objectives of preventing corrosion of tracks and providing odourless toilets to passengers, railways are replacing existing o...
19 Jul, 2012, 10.48 AM IST
- Rail budget 2012: RCF Kapurthala to install 1,300 Green toilets
RCF Kapurthala will install around 1,300 bio-toilets in various trains during the current fiscal year, in line with the proposal made in th...
15 Mar, 2012, 08.29 PM IST
Rail budget 2012: Railways propose SPV to eliminate all unmanned level crossingsIndian Railways today proposed to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to eliminate all level crossings in the country in the next five y...
14 Mar, 2012, 10.03 PM IST
- Tracks as toilets: There may be hidden benefits
Don't pooh-pooh the hidden benefits of using tracks as toilets.
28 Feb, 2012, 01.26 PM IST
- Railways gears up for green toilets for passengers coaches
In an attempt to do away with the prevalent open discharge system, the Indian Railways will introduce green toilet system in all its passen...
20 Jan, 2008, 12.46 PM IST