ANIL KUMAR SASTRY – MANGALURU, May 11, 2015 – The Hindu
A senior Railway official has come out with a novel idea that could rid the Indian Railways of the ‘World’s largest open toilet’ tag.
His idea of self-contained toilet coaches (SCTC) within every train rake will not only make tracks stench-free, but also reduce financial burden on the Railways, which is introducing expensive bio-toilets in all coaches.
In his paper posted on the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) Association (www.irts.org.in), senior IRTS officer and Director with the Railway Board, Anwar Hussain Shaik, has given a simple solution — remove toilets in every passenger coach and design exclusive toilet coaches that can be attached to every rake. The SCTC will have a collection tank beneath and a water tank atop. The waste will be disposed of directly to the underground drainage system at designated stations, thereby completely eliminating manual intervention. Depending upon the number of coaches of each rake, three or four toilet coaches could be marshalled in between the rake in such a way that passengers need not cross more than three coaches to reach the toilet, Mr. Shaik said.
Introduction of SCTC for all 1,600 rakes of the Railways would cost around Rs. 1,000 crore at the rate of Rs. 63 lakh per rake. However, the bio-toilets would cost more than Rs. 8,000 crore. He, however, admitted that the big problem would be changing the mindset of passengers, who are used to toilets in every coach.
Great Idea, this is the only way to stop looting of public funds by DRDO Bio Toilet gang, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu must reconsider the allocation of funds for 17000 coaches for DRDO – Bio toilets which are run by cow dunk adventure.
I have much simple idea…. Which need much less money… See basically actual problem is railway tracks become dirty n looks very ugly on railway platforms….in railway stations. Other wise it is not a problem at all when shit falls on railway tracks spread over thousands of km of railway tracks away from railway stations. The problem is with ignorant and shameless people of this country…who blatently ignore direction clearly mentioned in toilets to not to use toilet when train standing on platforms….. So the best way is to put a leaver in each coach toilets and connect it to engine driver so that he may shut the toilets door when the train is reaching on platform…. This information may be displayed in coaches extensively……. On a safety option a key may be provided to coach attends to open the toilet in emmwrgncy case…or main leaver mall function….. This will cost few crores….. But unfortunately loku and company in nexus with fraud industries n railway corruption is determined to loot the peoples money being invested on already loss making railways.
Dear Mr. prabhu
Don’t you think that just to diminish/destroy drdo you are making yourself low also.
For Heaven sake just for your personal vendetta don’t destroy this organization.
i am also pro the fight against corruption but come on…..what you are doing is destroying the whole organization and all the people who are not corrupt will also be hurt…
what you are doing is lobbyist role favouring stupid ideas and favoring people who want to just import foreign arms…..
I had always considered you a crusader but what you are doing now is pretty bad more or less vendetta politics….
please continue your fight agains corrupt people but don’t diminish the organization name.
विनोद भाई आप चोंरो का साथ मत दिजीए उनके नाम बताएँ देश केलिए यह काम किजीए।
It it true Mr Dandrial what civil works contractors claim that you agreed to keep quite if corruption in construction dept. is reported to you?
Who said this if we received any evidence of corruption in civil works it will expose in any cost, everyone knows in DRDO there is biggest corruption in Civil but we need proper evidences to expose these corrupt mafia of DRDO
Dear Sir
You know about HEMRL