Railway track and stations will be cleaner in the days to come, with the railways deciding to install bio-toilets in all coaches in a phased manner. It, however, cautioned that the success of the project would depend upon the cooperation and discipline of passengers.

The decision comes close on the heels of an offer made by the Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh to share 50 per cent of the cost from the budgetary allocation of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. The offer pertains to retrofitting bio-toilets that the railways have developed jointly with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in 50,000 passenger coaches.

India’s first Connected E-Toilet Infrastructure (CETI) is coming up in Pathanamthitta.

Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Babu George, president, district panchayat, and P. Vijayama, vice-president, said Minister for Local Self-government M.K. Muneer would inaugurate the CETI project at a public function on the District Hospital premises at Kozhencherry on Thursday. Mr. George said the panchayat had set up 26 e-toilets in different parts of the district as part of its ongoing ‘Zero Waste Pathanamthitta’ project.

Electricity, water supply connections pending

The installation of the e-toilet beside the Thirunakkara ground in Kottayam Municipality has entered its final phase and is likely to be commissioned within a week. The facility is being installed by the Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (Keltron). While the unit has already been installed, the electricity and water supply connections are still pending. Municipal Standing committee (Health) chairman V.K. Anil Kumar expressed optimism that the pending work could be completed within a few days’ time, thereby paving way for the launch within a week.

A major step to make India open defecation free was taken on Thursday with the ministry of rural development headed by minister Jairam Ramesh joining hands with the ministry of defence under defence minister A.K. Antony to set up bio-digester toilets in 2.4 lakh gram panchayats in India.

The technology for these eco-friendly toilets has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and was originally used for human waste disposal for armed forces personnel deployed at high altitudes. But the technology has now been extended to suit all climates and biodigesters have been installed in various locations in J&K, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.

All trains could soon have bio-toilets, with the Ministry of Rural Development offering to bear half the total cost — Rs. 500 crore — of installing them.

After meeting with Railway Board Chairman Vinay Mittal on Tuesday, Rural development Minister Jairam Ramesh said his Ministry would pay 50 per cent of the cost of retrofitting all 50,000 existing train coaches with green toilets, provided that the Railways pay the rest of the bill.

Srinagar: Governor NN Vohra here today reviewed the enforcement of the cleanliness and sanitation arrangements put in place at all camps and on both the Baltal and Pahalgam routes for the ongoing A

Passengers on long-haul trains will soon be saved from the stink from the coach toilets with Railways kicking off a green initiative in the State on Thursday to introduce “odourless” and hygienic bio-toilets aboard.

Train no. 16316/16315 Kochuveli-Bangalore Express has become the first train from the State and in Southern Railways to have bio-toilets on all compartments. The rake has arrived at Kochuveli.

CHANDIGARH, 6 JULY: Decrying the lack of proper sanitation facilities, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh today said toilets (in file photo) built over the past 10 years across the country ar

Kolkata, 4 JULY: Methane gas generated from human waste could be used to light up bio-toilets developed by scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

The main objectives of the NBA are as: Bring about an improvement in the general quality of life in the rural areas; Accelerate sanitation coverage in rural areas to achieve the vision of Nirmal Bharat by 2022 with all gram Panchayats in the country attaining Nirmal status; Motivate communities and Panchayati Raj Institutions promoting sustainab

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