August 16, 2017:
Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister for Railways dedicated Bhagalpur-Banka Green Corridor by video conferencing from Rail Bhavan, New Delhi, today (16.8.2017) in presence of Shri Manoj Sinha, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways & Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communications and Shri Rajen Gohain, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways.
Green Corridor is a section in which all trains, moving in that particular...
more... section, are provided with Bio Toilets. There is no human waste discharge from trains on the track in such section.
Shri Prabhu dedicated this Bhagalpur-Banka Green Corridor in Eastern Railway system on the inaugural day of Swachhata Pakhwada towards achievement of a clean environment and clean railways.
Speaking on the occasion Shri Prabhu said that in order to contribute to mission “Swachh Bharat” launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister, Ministry of Railways have taken up a challenging task of providing human discharge free bio-toilets in all its coaches and the same would be completed by 2019. He mentioned that such Green Corridor will bring freedom from discharge of human waste from running train. It is a commitment to clean the environment under the Swachh Rail-Swachh Bharat initiative. The trains running in the Green corridor have been fitted with bio toilets which ensure zero discharge of human waste on the rail track thereby improving cleanliness and hygiene.
The 53 km long Bhagalpur-Banka stretch of Malda Division became 1st Green corridor of Eastern Railway. Three pairs trains are running in this section i.e. one pair Mail/Express 13242/13241 (Banka-Rajendra Nagar) Intercity Express and two pairs 53448/53447, 53449/53450 passengers trains. All coaches of these trains are fitted with bio toilets or PG model coaches and there would be zero discharge of human waste on the track in this section. In bio toilet – regenerative type anaerobic bacteria in liquid form was poured into the six chamber of retention tank of the bio toilets and these bacteria help in disintegrating human waste into liquid and gas. The liquid is chlorinated and discharged with no harm to the environment. It is unique contribution to the Swachh Bharat mission. It will be provided better hygiene and cleanliness in coaches, station and railway track which will also improve safety by reducing corrosion in track fittings.
In Eastern Railway, so far total 2613 numbers of bio-toilets have been fitted. During the current financial year (2017-18), 717numbers of bio-toilets have already been fitted in coaches and it is planned to fit an additional 2100 bio-toilets in coaches in the remaining part of current financial year.