Nagpur to manufacture Railways green toilets
By Frontier India Portal | February 3rd, 2011 | No Comments »New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) Railways is finalising a proposal to manufacture new design eco-friendly toilets in Nagpur in a step towards its commitment for cleaner environment and to prevent damage to rail tracks.
“Efforts are on for installation of green toilets in trains and field trials are on for the purpose. These newly designed eco-friendly lavatories are likely to be manufactured in Nagpur,” a senior Railway Ministry official said.
The proposal for manufacturing green toilets in Nagpur is likely to find a mention in the Rail Budget on February 25.
Railways is carrying out field trials for various types of green toilets, including controlled discharge toilet system, zero discharge toilet system and bio-toilet based on bio-digester technology, in about 90 passenger trains.
“Trials for bio-toilets based on bio-degradable technology are being carried out in Bundelkhand Express between Gwalior and Varanasi…These bio-toilets are in use in Siachen,” he said.
