Indian Railways women loco pilots ‘bottle it up’ due to lack of toilets in trains
With toilet facilities installed in only 97 train engines, women loco drivers say they have learnt to just 'bottle it up,' prefers to go on leave instead, reports PTI.
Jul 18, 2022, 09:16 AM IST
Indian Railways: Bio-toilets installed on all trains from East Coast zone
The East Coast Railway has installed bio-toilets in all conventional coaches of trains originating from the ECoR zone, taking a step towards ‘Swachha Rail, Swachha Bharat’ campaign, as reported by PTI.
May 07, 2022, 18:36 PM IST
Indian Railways ready to replace bio-toilets with airplane-like toilets in trains: Piyush Goyal
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.
Jun 17, 2018, 10:35 AM IST
Indian Railways need to buy 3,350 truckloads of cow dung for Rs 42 cr in 2018 - Here's why
The latest data on bio-toilets released by Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) revealed that nearly 199,689 out 25,000 toilets have defects.
Jan 06, 2018, 17:54 PM IST
All railway coaches to have bio-toilets by 2018
Railways has advanced the target for 100 percent completion of installing Bio-toilets in coaches.
Nov 16, 2017, 00:50 AM IST
Ganga ghats in Kanpur to have bio-toilets soon
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.
Jul 07, 2017, 19:05 PM IST
Rail Budget : Bio-Toilet And DustbinsTo Be Introduced In Every Train
Bio Toilets Will be introduced in all the trains with Dustbain in this financial Year.
Feb 25, 2016, 16:39 PM IST
Rail Budget 2016: Prabhu goes hi-tech, green with Wi-Fi facilities and bio-toilets
Here's a quick glance at all technology and ecology-related announcements made in the budget.
Feb 25, 2016, 16:30 PM IST
Railways allows 100% FDI in setting up of bio-toilets, laundry facility
Railways has identified toilets as one of the 17 special areas where 100 percent foreign and private investment can bring about major investments.
Nov 12, 2014, 21:58 PM IST
