Why Indian Railways will empathise with Air India over mid-air toilet trouble
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Why Indian Railways will empathise with Air India over mid-air toilet trouble

India Today  

When Air India’s flight AI126 departed from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for New Delhi on March 5, passengers had probably expected little more than a movie marathon or a good nap. While Air India arranged for hotels in Chicago for passengers and also alternate flights, its investigation hit some strange discoveries: polythene bags, rags and even items of clothing stuck in the plumbing systems of the flight. The incident also prompted broader discussions, linking the case to similar problems long associated with India’s crowded railway network. Turns out that like railways, there is never a dull moment aboard Air India flights too.

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Clogged lavatories on Air India flight: Do flyers need toilet training?
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Clogged lavatories on Air India flight: Do flyers need toilet training?

Firstpost  

A Delhi-bound Air India flight caught the attention worldwide after it was forced to return to Chicago on March 5 owing to the majority of its toilets going out of order mid-air. However, this is not an isolated incident An Air India flight bound for Delhi from the United States was forced to return to Chicago on March 5 after …

Air India faces flak after flight turned back due to clogged toilets: ‘What an embarrassment’
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Air India faces flak after flight turned back due to clogged toilets: ‘What an embarrassment’

Hindustan Times  

Air India is facing massive backlash on social media after a flight from Chicago to Delhi was turned back after 10 hours in the air on Thursday, allegedly due to clogged toilets. An Air India flight from Chicago to Delhi turned back after 10 hours in the air “What an embarrassment” A passenger on the Air India flight confirmed that …

KSRTC to address odour complaints in Flybus bio-toilets with redesign and better maintenance
4 months, 1 week ago

KSRTC to address odour complaints in Flybus bio-toilets with redesign and better maintenance

The Hindu  

In response to complaints about odour from bio-toilets on its Flybus services, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation is redesigning the restrooms to include better ventilation, air fresheners, and other changes. Ventilation, fresheners, and better maintenance KSRTC Managing Director V. Anbu Kumar acknowledged the feedback from passengers and told The Hindu, “KSRTC is taking up measures to correct the issues …

Housekeeping Staff Caught Dumping Waste Out of Moving Train in Viral Video, Railways to Take Action
1 year, 2 months ago

Housekeeping Staff Caught Dumping Waste Out of Moving Train in Viral Video, Railways to Take Action

News 18  

Indian Railways remains in the spotlight these days for various reasons. In the viral video, a railway housekeeping staff member can be observed discarding a garbage bag full of trash from a moving train onto the tracks. Saying they aren’t paid properly, not provided enough bags to collect trash & so they are managing with meagre resources.” Here’s the Video: …

Railway Minister inspects new train toilets; twitterati ask him to monitor existing ones
2 years, 1 month ago

Railway Minister inspects new train toilets; twitterati ask him to monitor existing ones

India TV News  

When it comes to the Indian Railways, the most frequently raised complaint is that the toilets are filthy. His caption read, "Inspected the new upgraded toilet designs for existing coaches." The Indian Railways received praise from Twitter users for introducing new train restroom designs. However, many people have pointed out that the existing toilets are in disrepair and that they …

How Indian Railways is improving cleanliness in trains
5 years, 4 months ago

How Indian Railways is improving cleanliness in trains

Live Mint  

Indian Railways, the country's national transporter, is taking various steps to ensure that it maintains cleanliness in its coaches including the toilets. The national transporter carries out special cleanliness drives and awareness campaigns from time to time to make the passengers travelling in the trains more aware of the benefits of keeping the train coaches clean. The railways provided Onboard …

Railways to try Japanese technology in bio-toilets at stations
6 years, 6 months ago

Railways to try Japanese technology in bio-toilets at stations

The Quint  

New Delhi, Sep 16 Railways will try Japanese technology in bio-toilets, which is different from those being used here, at a few selected stations as a pilot project to ascertain its efficiency in the Indian system. While one Japanese bio-toilet is already operational at Madgaon station in Konkan railway route, two more such toilets will be installed in the capital …

Could bio-toilets solve India's sanitation problems and save the Yamuna river?
8 years, 4 months ago

Could bio-toilets solve India's sanitation problems and save the Yamuna river?

Business Standard  

Can massive amounts of human excrement be transformed and used to tackle waste management challenges? The switch to bio-toilets in Indian Railways and in low-income urban areas shows that it is possible to make systematic changes in waste management practices. The Swachh Bharat campaign could supplement this change of sentiment by providing information, and possibly even subsidies or tax offsets, …

After 163 years, Railways to put toilets in train engines
8 years, 10 months ago

After 163 years, Railways to put toilets in train engines

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Imagine a journey of over 12 hours on Indian Railways through out which you are not authorized to take refreshments or answer nature’s call. It may sound weird, but this is how the journey has been for more than 60,000 locomotive pilots, or engine drivers, over the last 163 years. Whenever they demanded for a toilet in the …

NGT frowns on direct discharge toilets on railways
9 years, 6 months ago

NGT frowns on direct discharge toilets on railways

India TV News  

Pune: The National Green Tribunal has directed the environment directorate of the railway ministry to file a reply on the issue of direct discharge through toilets on the Indian Railways system which leads to massive pollution, an activist said on Tuesday. "The NGT has taken serious cognizance of our environment interest litigation which points out how nearly 4,000 tonnes of …

Know why Modi wants Swachh Bharat, 88 pc travellers put off by toilets at Indian railway stations: Survey
10 years, 4 months ago

Know why Modi wants Swachh Bharat, 88 pc travellers put off by toilets at Indian railway stations: Survey

India TV News  

Bangalore: A Travellers Survey conducted by the travel portal HolidayIQ.com reveals that 88.31 pc of travelleters from seven top cities of India are put off by stinking toilets at Indian railway stations. 87.90 pc travellers said, they were put off by toilets at public places in Indian cities, while 71.51 pc said, they were put off by toilets built in …

All for toilets: Cut defence spend on loos, says Jairam
12 years, 7 months ago

All for toilets: Cut defence spend on loos, says Jairam

Firstpost  

If Jairam Ramesh had his way India’s defence spending would be reduced to fund plans to build toilets across the country. At a function which was also attended by Union Defence Minister AK Antony, Ramesh pointed out the total amount of money required for installing 100,000 bio-toilets is equal to what is spent for one Rafale fighter jet India is …

Of pees and queues: The great Indian public (in)convenience
12 years, 11 months ago

Of pees and queues: The great Indian public (in)convenience

Firstpost  

They defecate mostly, besides the railway tracks. The public toilet experiment seems to be stuck in this Catch-22 situation – they won’t get better until you build more, but no one wants to build more because the ones we have, stink. The Bangalore Patrol survey done by Janaagraha and The Times of India finds that there were no public toilets …

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