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| 106 | Western commode with inbuilt ‘S’ trap and Cistern for better Flushing |
Flush cock provided in the coach toilet is very hard to operate and is located at inconvenient location. This creates reluctance amongst passengers to use it. As a result faecal discharge remains in the pan and causes bad odour in the coach toilet. To get rid of these problems the existing conventional western commode replaced with western commode inbuilt ‘S’ trap and Cistern for better flushing in three 1st AC coaches of train no. 18239/40 Shivnath Express on trial basis. Inbuilt S trap ensures smooth passage and establishes siphoning action. This is assisted by sudden discharge of limited quantity of water from Cistern (around 06 litres per flush), thus water efficient flushing. This also solve the problem of bad odour up to maximum possible extent by ensuring proper water column.
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| 107 | Natural forced ventilation in Bio Tank fitted toilets |
Prior to fitment of Bio Tanks in coach toilet, natural ventilation was available through commode chute. During run, air enters and taken away all the foul smell generated due to defecation and urination. After fitment of bio tank, the problem of foul smell persisted and was a source of passenger complaint. To overcome the problem of foul smell Natural forced ventilation system has been evolved using funnels. Two funnels have been provided in a coach facing forward and reverse directions each. Funnels are connected with coach toilet through pipes. |
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| 108 | Provision of Green toilet in Coaching Depot, BSP |
Two lavatories and two urinals were in abandoned condition in Coaching Depot, Bilaspur and the need of functional toilets was experienced several times for staff convenience as a welfare measure. However, that was requiring the complete dismantling of existing structure and rebuilding of new one along with connection to septic tank. Also the use of this existing toilet is unhygienic due to its outlet was open in atmosphere. The modification done by connecting the outlet of existing toilet with the serviceable biotank available in Coaching Depot by using 150 mm dia PVC pipe. Thus the problem of open discharge of defecation gets solved by biologically efficient way. |
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| 109 | Water Bottle crusher at Coaching Depot, BSP |
The sizable no. of empty water bottles are found in trains retuning to the base depot Bilaspur. The bottles otherwise are dumped in Garbage collection points for disposal by Municipality. It is seen that rag pickers collect the bottles for resell to the recyclers. In this process, the rag pickers litter the Garbage points and make proximity dirty. To recycle the same bottle crusher
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| 110 | Gadget for bending of Air Brake Pipe |
A gadget for bending of Air Brake Pipes was developed by a group of staff of Air Brake Section in the month of March’18 by utilizing one serviceable brake cylinder and some other scrap materials. It works with the aid of compressed air. The bending work carried out in cold condition of pipes. Due to cold bending grain structure of material do not changes as well as no stress develops. Desired angle of bend and finished are also achieved. |
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