Indian Railways Will Replace Regular Toilets With Vacuum Toilets & This Is How It’ll Work

If you travel by air, you must be knowing about the vacuum toilets that they have. Well, now the Indian Railways is keen to incorporate the same. Earlier, we had told you about Japan modernizing Indian Railways. And now, this!

Indian Railways will soon adopt the concept of vacuum toilets. The trial run was launched in Dibrugarh Rajdhani from September 14 at an estimated cost of Rs 3 Lakh.

The filthy and stinky toilets will soon be a thing of the past as the Indian Railways have launched the vacuum toilets.

The idea of having a vacuum toilet came up in Union Budget 2015 and was announced by Union Rail Minister, Suresh Prabhu.

What is a vacuum toilet?

What’s different in vacuum toilets is their suction system. With that, the faeces and urine are removed with a minimal amount of water (0.5 – 1.5 litres). Other than that, the toilet looks and feels exactly like the toilets used everywhere.

How does vacuum toilet work?

Working principle:

Flush toilets that use a negative pressure (vacuum) to suck faeces away.

Working: 

1. When the toilet is flushed, a strong vacuum is created inside the pipe which helps in taking the waste out successfully.

2. The waste is carried along quickly and efficiently using air instead of water.

3. The waste passes through the pump and then  discharged to the collection or treatment point of your choosing.

4. And while someone flushes the toilet, a small amount of water is used to hygienically rinse the inside of the toilet bowl.

Time taken: Around 5 seconds.

Another advantage: Since it uses air, so when the toilet is flushed, air is drawn into the toilet from the surrounding environment. Odours, aerosols, and nasty bacteria are removed and literally sucked out of the toilet.

With all of these steps, the stench of the toilets will be a thing of the past.

Indian Railways will soon get a whole new avatar. With Japan’s help pouring in, Indian Railways is ready for the new look. And with that, I cannot help waiting for these changes to be incorporated.

News Source: Daily Bhaskar

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