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Bio-toilets News
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Women train drivers ‘bottle it up' as they battle lack of toilets on locos
The problem of absence of toilets is common among both men and women
Only about 97 bio-toilets have been installed in locos so far
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East Coast Railway (ECoR) has installed bio-toilets in all conventional coaches of trains
ECoR has installed bio-toilets in 2089 conventional coaches
Litter bins are also provided in each toilet fitted with bio-tanks to avoid dumping of waste into toilet pans
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The vacuum toilets, which cost around Rs 2.5 lakh per unit, will be odour-free, will cut down water usage by 1/20th and have much lesser chances of getting blocked.
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The latest data on bio-toilets released by Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) revealed that nearly 199,689 out 25,000 toilets have defects.
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Railways has advanced the target for 100 percent completion of installing Bio-toilets in coaches.
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In the first phase, the bio-toilets, to be set up under the Centre's Namami Gange project, would come up at six ghats, said project member Tanveer Ahmad.
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Here's a quick glance at all technology and ecology-related announcements made in the budget.
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Railways has identified toilets as one of the 17 special areas where 100 percent foreign and private investment can bring about major investments.
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