Swachh Railways: Bio-toilets in all coaches by 2018

NewsBharati    16-Nov-2017
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New Delhi, November 16: The Ministry of Railways stated that 100% completion of bio-toilets in all coaches will be done by December 2018.

 

The state-owned national transporter announced the decision at the Conference of Parties (COP-23), Indian Pavilion at Bonn, Germany. The Railways look forward to having bio-toilets to fulfill PM Modi's 'Swachh Bharat' mission.

The a member of Railways Ministry, Ravindra Gupta stated that under the dynamic guidance of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, the target of 100 per cent completion of installing bio-toilets in the Indian Railways coaches has been advanced to December 2018.

The member was speaking at an event that was organised to highlight Railway Ministry's efforts towards a low-carbon pathway and overall sustainable mobility initiatives in the Indian transport sector.

He focused on the need for policy framework to stimulate modal shift. He stated that there needs to be an increasing role of renewables in Railways to achieve net decarbonization.

He emphasized particularly on the innovative steps taken by Indian Railways by way of bio-toilets for having an open discharge free in line with mission of “Swachh Bharat” and an Open Defecation Free (ODF) India of Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.

Other senior officials also took the opportunity on the occasion to call for the need for increasing role of renewable sources in the railways to achieve net de-carbonisation.

The announcement comes on the backdrop of World Toilet Day, which will be observed on 19 November 2017 with the theme ‘Wastewater’.