Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday said that bio-toilets will be fitted on all new and existing trains to maintain the cleanliness and hygiene.
“Bio-toilets will be fitted in all new and existing trains and all railway lines in due course will be made completely free from human excreta,” minister said at a function in New Delhi to inaugurate 175-km track of green train corridor.
A green corridor track is free of human excreta, which resulted in corrosion of railway tracks. This is made possible by the installation of bio-toilets on passenger trains.
The minister inaugurated the 141-km Okha-Kanalus route and the 34-km long Porbandar-Wansjaliya sections. Earlier, the Railway introduced first green corridor in 114 km Manamadurai-Rameswaram stretch of Southern Railway.
“It is quite easy to put new bio-toilets in the new train but converting the old toilets into bio-toilets without affecting its running is the biggest challenge.”Prabhu said.
According to the Ministry of Railway, 14,000 bio-toilets have already been installed till date in 2016 and 16,000 more will be fitted on passenger trains by the end of this fiscal year.
Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha said the railway will soon launch more green corridors in coming years including the busiest routes.
Subsequently, the 78-km Jammu-Katra section would be taken up in the programme. It would be completed by March 2017.”, Sinha said.
