Railways target 80,000 bio-toilets in 2018, vacuum bio-toilets next in lineRavindra Gupta, a member of the Railway Board, refused to comment on the CAG report, but said the ministry was planning to roll out the fir...
20 Dec, 2017, 10.13 PM IST
Almost 2 lakh complaints of choking, foul smelling bio-toilets in trains: CAGThe CAG, in its report on 'Induction of bio-toilets in passenger coaches', has said that out of the 613 trains being handled in 32 coaching...
19 Dec, 2017, 04.34 PM IST
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
Suresh Prabhu to launch first discharge free rail corridor tomorrowAccordingly, 10 passenger trains consisting of 286 coaches moving in the section have been provided with bio-toilets enabling the rail corr...
23 Jul, 2016, 08.39 PM IST
Northeastern Frontier Railway to construct bio-toilets worth Rs 28 croreThe NFR has installed 1,711 bio toilets in 543 coaches. There are around 3,000 coaches with NFR. It has so far put in Rs 20.53 crore to put...
10 Jun, 2016, 07.39 PM IST
Bio-toilets in Western Railways' 468 coaches to convert waste into waterIn order to achieve zero discharge of human waste on the tracks, Western Railway said it has provided bio-toilets in 468 coaches.
26 Mar, 2016, 07.18 PM IST
Bio-vacuum toilets in premier trainsAll premier trains including semi-high speed trains will be equipped with bio-vacuum toilets as per the Railways' plan for cleanliness and ...
27 Feb, 2016, 07.54 PM IST
Swachh Bharat: 175 km railway tracks to be free of human waste from October 2Rail tracks in a stretch of 175 km will not be strewn with human excreta from October 2 with installation of bio-toilets on trains plying o...
29 Jun, 2015, 10.04 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
Railways to have bio-toilets in all coaches by 2021-22: GovernmentThere are many trains including Mahanagri Express,Bundelkhand Express, Mussoorie Express,which have been partially equipped with bio toilet...
14 Aug, 2014, 04.44 PM IST
2,096 bio-toilets installed in rail coaches so farThe bio-toilet not only helps in maintaining cleanliness by preventing discharge of human waste on tracks, but in turn also protects the ra...
13 Apr, 2014, 11.48 AM IST
Bio-toilets to prevent corrosion of rail tracksDelhi city division to get 3,000 such toilets this year.
11 Jun, 2013, 12.29 PM IST
Rail coaches built after 2016-17 to have bio-toiletsThe bio-toilets, which have been indigenously developed by Indian Railways and DRDO, have been installed for in-service trials in nine trai...
20 Dec, 2012, 04.05 PM IST
Biotoilets in trains will address safety issues as well: Jairam RameshThe newly developed bio-toilets being installed in Railways that treat human waste with bacteria will not only address sanitation problem b...
19 Sep, 2012, 08.15 PM IST
Rail Budget 2012: Railways set to manufacture 2,500 'odourless' bio-toiletsManufacturing of bio-toilets is likely to be mentioned in the Rail Budget 2012-13 as part of the green initiatives to improve the cleanline...
04 Mar, 2012, 12.01 PM IST