Lok Sabha Question No. 4314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Green Corridors
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4314 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## GREEN CORRIDORS

† 4314. SHRI ARVIND SAWANT: SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  rail  routes  developed  as  Green  Corridors  in  the country, State-wise;
- (b) the  names  of  the  stations  identified  for  development  as  Green Corridors;
- (c) the time by which the said stations are likely to be developed; and
- (d) whether any timeframe has been fixed in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4314  BY  SHRI  ARVIND  SAWANT  AND SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 21.03.2018 REGARDING GREEN CORRIDORS

(a)  :  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:

| Railway                    | Section              | Date of Commissio ning   |   Kms | State                  |
|----------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-------|------------------------|
| Central Railway            | Daund-Baramati       | Feb, 2018                |    43 | Maharashtra            |
| Central Railway            | Chalisgaon- Dhule    | Dec, 2017                |    56 | Maharashtra            |
| East Central Railway       | Sakari-Biraul        | Mar, 2018                |    35 | Bihar                  |
| Eastern Railway            | Madhupur- Giridih    | Feb, 2017                |    38 | 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        | Sikar- Loharu                                              | Feb, 2018   |  150 | 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(excludi ng Rajula Road- Rajula City) | Jan, 2018   |  127 | Gujarat            |

(b):  So  far  Stations  have  not  been  identified  and  only  Green  Section has been identified over Indian Railways. The stations that fall under these sections will automatically become human discharge free from coaches.

(c): Does not arise.

(d):  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. ******