Railways to have 100% bio-toilets by 2019, says Piyush Goyal
What's the story
Indian Railways will have 100% bio-toilets by next year that will make tracks safe and eliminate defecation on the rail lines, which is not only unhygienic but affects rail safety because the uric acid damages them, causing accidents, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said today.
He said that 60% of the railway coaches have already been fitted with bio-toilets so far.
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Amount for the project
Rs. 1,220cr has been allotted for the work
"An outlay of Rs. 1,220cr has been provided for completion of this work," Goyal said.
He said work was on to retrofit additional vacuum-assisted flushing units in these toilets, which have been developed with the help of DRDO under the 'Make In India' drive instead of importing them.
"The toilets on passenger-trains, express, Duronto, Rajdhani or unreserved-ones, will be replaced with bio-toilets," he added.