Green corridors will help sections become free from human waste discharge from trains
As a part of “Swachh Bharat Mission”, Indian Railways is proliferating bio-toilets on its coaching stock so that no human waste is discharged from coaches on to the track. In order to demonstrate the advantage of fitment of Bio-toilets, 6 Green corridors were made functional during the year 2016-2017. During the year 2017-18, 16 green corridors have already been made functional. Indian Railways has commissioned the following 22 sections as Green corridors free from human waste discharge from trains:-
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Railway
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Section
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Date of Commissioning
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Kms
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State
|
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Central Railway
|
Daund-Baramati
|
Feb, 2018
|
43
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Maharashtra
|
|
Central Railway
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Chalisgaon-Dhule
|
Dec, 2017
|
56
|
Maharashtra
|
|
East Central Railway
|
Sakari-Biraul
|
Mar, 2018
|
35
|
Bihar
|
|
Eastern Railway
|
Madhupur-Giridih
|
Feb, 2017
|
38
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Jharkhand/
West Bengal
|
|
Eastern Railway
|
Bhagalpur-Banka
|
Aug, 2017
|
53
|
Bihar
|
|
North Eastern Railway
|
Bhojipura-Pilibhit
|
Nov, 2017
|
40
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
North Eastern Railway
|
Chhapra-Thave
|
Jan, 2018
|
109
|
Bihar
|
|
Northeast Frontier Railway
|
Chaparmukh –Silghat
|
July, 2017
|
82
|
Assam
|
|
Northeast Frontier Railway
|
Katakhal-Bairabi
|
Jan, 2018
|
84
|
Assam
|
|
Northeast Frontier Railway
|
Arunachal-Vangaichungpao
|
Jan, 2018
|
61
|
Assam/
Manipur
|
|
North Western Railway
|
Barmer-Munabao
|
March,2017
|
119
|
Rajasthan
|
|
North Western Railway
|
Pipar Road-Bilara
|
March,2017
|
41
|
Rajasthan
|
|
North Western Railway
|
Hanumangarh-Sadalpur
|
April, 2017
|
178
|
Rajasthan
|
|
North Western Railway
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Sikar- Loharu
|
Feb, 2018
|
150
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Rajasthan/ Haryana
|
|
North Western Railway
|
Anupgarh-Suratgarh
|
Aug, 2017
|
77
|
Rajasthan
|
|
Southern Railway
|
Rameswaram-Manamadurai
|
July, 2016
|
119
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
Southern Railway
|
Trichy –Manamadurai (excluding TPJ)
|
Oct,2017
|
151
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
Southern Railway
|
Madurai- Manamadurai (excludingMDU)
|
Oct, 2017
|
48
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
Southern Railway
|
Virudhnagar- Manamadurai (excluding VPT)
|
Oct, 2017
|
67
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
Western Railway
|
Okha-Kanalus Junction
|
Oct, 2016
|
140
|
Gujarat
|
|
Western Railway
|
Porbandar-Wansjaliya
|
Oct, 2016
|
33
|
Gujarat
|
|
Western Railway
|
Dhola Junction Mahuva(excluding Rajula Road-Rajula City)
|
Jan, 2018
|
127
|
Gujarat
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The plan to fit bio-toilets in the entire fleet of coaches of Indian Railways by the year 2021-22 has been advanced to 2019 in the Budget 2017-18. After completion of fitting of bio-toilets in all coaches, the complete Indian Railways network will automatically become human waste discharge free from coaches.
This information was given by the Minister of State of Railways Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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