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The 'green toilet',as it is likely to be called,is expected to revolutionise the toilet system of railway passenger coaches.This initiative has been jointly taken by Stone India and Eastern Railway in consultation with RSDO of Lucknow.

Unlike the usual railway coach toilets which discharge all its effluents on the track, the 'green toilet'has a closed chamber below the train .Instead of discharging human waste on the tracks retains the same in the tank.

Different types of non pathogenic bacteria strains are injected in these tanks.The bacteria digest the human waste and help produce harmless gas and water.

This water is further processed to make  it safe for the environment through a special treatment before it is permitted to overflow and fall in between the tracks.The treatment and the bacteria are such that this effluent water discharged is harmless.

If implemented across Indian Railways ,the new system will help in keeping the platform clean and hygenic.

The toilet is also fitted with a controlled flush system to conserve water.

Unlike a normal toilet flushing system which uses 6-10 litres of water,this electronically controlled pressurised flushing system uses only 1.5 litre water.

I feel this is an innovative approach towards green technology.

 Top Comment : Suvrajit Gangopadhyay   | 10 05 2009 10:20:05 +0000
This is good news for the Railways & certainly better news for the people. I believe that 'going green' is the theme of this century. It's good that railways has shown interest though it's still to be seen that how soon bio toilets are implemented in trains. Nevertheless great initiative by the Railways and thanks maam for sharing this with us.
 
12 comments on "Bio toilets: An addition to the greener world!"
  Commented by  Nitin M Aras, Head/VP/GM-Tech. Support, Wintech Taparia Limited    | 01 27 2010 09:57:59 +0000
Excellent information Beena....Govt and people started thinking about green solution...great initiatives...
Maintenance is important....one of the crucial part of the system which we have in Govt organizations..
  Commented by  Leena Joseph, CTO/CIO, AEON Software Pvt Ltd    | 01 27 2010 09:23:00 +0000
Excellent .Beena can anything be done for slums ???
  Commented by  Darshana Sawant, HR Manager, Leading IT services company    | 01 23 2010 05:52:29 +0000
amazing piece of information. I hope this kind of approach should be implemented asap.

Thnx Beena for sharing such a imp info... 
  Commented by  SHASHI BHUSHAN TIWARI, SR. ENGINEER, Jubilant Organosys    | 10 17 2009 04:49:02 +0000
dear madam,
 thanks for your useful idea.
regards,
excellent info .thanks for the concept ..
  Commented by  Bindu Narayan, Product Development Manager, Care Biomedicals    | 10 07 2009 06:46:09 +0000
Nice article Beena, introduction of Bio-toilets indeed is a very good initiative of environment friendly green restrooms. These should be introduced everywhere...
  Commented by  Mohammed Abdul Bari, Network Support Engineer@ETISALAT, Dubai    | 10 06 2009 20:42:34 +0000
yes exactly, its an innovative approach and it should be start.
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This is good news for the Railways & certainly better news for the people. I believe that 'going green' is the theme of this century. It's good that railways has shown interest though it's still to be seen that how soon bio toilets are implemented in trains. Nevertheless great initiative by the Railways and thanks maam for sharing this with us.     
  Commented by  Deepak Agrawal, Research Associate/Business Analyst, EDS    | 10 05 2009 10:01:19 +0000
Excellent article. This is one of the best innovation I heard in a recent time by Indian Govt. It should not get stuck in regulation/approval process and delay the project. 
  Commented by  Charles davison, Project Manager, Douglas OHI LLC    | 10 05 2009 09:56:46 +0000
Its a great step for railways of India as well as for Indians.We all should see to it that its a success.There should be transparency in the project so that any short comings/cutting corners(since it is a govt project)on the part of the consultant/contractor/govt can be given second look and remedial design suggestions can be forwarded by well wishers.

Looking forward for the D day.
  Commented by  Raghu Kastury, CTO/CIO, Freelancer    | 10 05 2009 09:31:07 +0000
Excellent. I was always thinking, why Railways and the buses, also have toiets like the aircrafts have. Now it is coming. Hopefully this project does not take decades before it starts functioning.

 We should encourage such moves by the government in writing good about it. Thanks for sharing it with me.
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