(a) the number of bio-toilets installed in trains in the Railway Network so far;
(b) the targetted number of bio-toilets to be installed in trains alongwith the time by which the installation process is likely to be completed;
(c) the cost of each bio-toilet in comparison to the existing ones it trains; and
(d) the technology being used in the bio-toilets installed in the trains?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
(a) About 48000 bio-toilets have been installed by Indian Railways (IR) in trains’ coaches till 31.10.2016.
(b) It is targeted to fit bio-toilets in the entire fleet of coaches Indian Railways (IR) by the year 2021-22.
(c) The additional cost of providing bio-toilets in one coach (4 bio-toilets) is ?4 lakhs approximately and for those old coaches, which require replacement of structural members for fitment of bio-toilets, the additional cost is approximately ?15.64 lakhs per coach.
(d) Bio-toilets, based on the indigenous design and technology developed in association with Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), are being installed in coaches by Indian Railways.
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