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Central Government/Public Sector | Orissa - India | PID: 189144
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Expanding its efforts towards the Swachchh Bharat Mission, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Monday entered into a joint MoU with RITES and Mahanadi Coal Fields Limited (MCL) for installation of pre-fabricated toilets in 232 railway stations over Odisha.
The tripartite MoU was signed on Monday in presence of NS Uikey, Principal Chief Engineer, ECoR NS Uikey, General Manager (CSR), MCL, Sambalpur B Sairam, Prem Ranjan Kumar, General Manager, RITES, Gurgaon Prem Ranjan Kumar and Chief Engineer (Planning), ECoR Brajesh Mishra at MCL Office, Bhubaneswar.
The project will cover 172 stations over East Coast Railway jurisdiction, 55 stations over South Eastern Railway (SER) and five Stations over South East Central Railway (SECR) of Odisha. Each toilet block will have seven toilets.
There is provision of overhead tank, wash basins and electrical fittings. The toilets will also have provisions of sanitary pad dispensing machines and napkin incinerator in female toilets and condom vending machines in male toilets.
The potential beneficiaries will be rail passengers, general public, hawkers, vendors, auto-rickshaw drivers,
porters, railway staff and Divyangjans.
RITES will be the implementing partner for this project. After installation, the ownership of assets will vest with railway who will ensure regular cleaning and maintenance, water supply and lightings, etc.
The cost of the project is Rs 58.07 crore which will be borne by MCL.
The project is expected to be completed in one-year
| Updated on: 05 - Jun - 2019
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