Comments on: Indian Railways Going Green with Eco-Toilets http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/indian-railways-going-green-with-eco-toilets/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:55:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Chithra Karunakaranhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/indian-railways-going-green-with-eco-toilets/comment-page-1/#comment-110699 Chithra Karunakaran Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:37:07 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/indian-railways-going-green-with-eco-toilets/#comment-110699 TTE corruption is rampant on IRYeah going green on train toilets is fantastic provided they work. If they don't they'll STINK worse than ever.But what really stinks is flagrant bribe-taking by ticket examiners and equally flagrant bribe-giving by the public.When I am in India which is at least for five months every year I use ONLY PUBLIC MASS TRANSIT. No dumb SUVs and private cars for me. I ride our wonderful IR all the time. This is DEMOCRACY on wheels.But what is completely unacceptable that corruption by Ticket examiners (TTEs). They collect cash payments on their shift from everybody. I have NEVER given them a paisa, and never will.They "sell" berths to people who have not paid their fare to the IR. In fact the TTEs run a PARALLEL ECONOMY. An underground illegal economy that drains money from the IR.I have seen it happen right in front of my eyes whenever I ride the trains (second class of course, I am no elitist), of the Indian Railways.The PEOPLE have the power to change this by not giving bribes to TTEs.Dr. Chithra KarunaKaranhttp://www.EthicalDemocracy.blogspot.comNew York, New York USA TTE corruption is rampant on IR

Yeah going green on train toilets is fantastic provided they work.
If they don’t they’ll STINK worse than ever.

But what really stinks is flagrant bribe-taking by ticket examiners and equally flagrant bribe-giving by the public.

When I am in India which is at least for five months every year I use ONLY PUBLIC MASS TRANSIT. No dumb SUVs and private cars for me. I ride our wonderful IR all the time. This is DEMOCRACY on wheels.

But what is completely unacceptable that corruption by Ticket examiners (TTEs). They collect cash payments on their shift from everybody. I have NEVER given them a paisa, and never will.

They “sell” berths to people who have not paid their fare to the IR. In fact the TTEs run a PARALLEL ECONOMY. An underground illegal economy that drains money from the IR.

I have seen it happen right in front of my eyes whenever I ride the trains (second class of course, I am no elitist),
of the Indian Railways.

The PEOPLE have the power to change this by not giving bribes to TTEs.

Dr. Chithra KarunaKaran

http://www.EthicalDemocracy.blogspot.com

New York, New York
USA

]]> By: Zahttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/indian-railways-going-green-with-eco-toilets/comment-page-1/#comment-81766 Za Sun, 18 May 2008 23:33:23 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/indian-railways-going-green-with-eco-toilets/#comment-81766 This is the same Laloo Prasad Yadav who blamed Indian Railways accidents as being "the providence of the gods" as opposed to enacting better maintenance regulations. This is the same Laloo Prasad Yadav who blamed Indian Railways accidents as being “the providence of the gods” as opposed to enacting better maintenance regulations.

]]> By: Vivienne Harlowhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/indian-railways-going-green-with-eco-toilets/comment-page-1/#comment-81582 Vivienne Harlow Fri, 16 May 2008 18:37:19 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/indian-railways-going-green-with-eco-toilets/#comment-81582 Something I want to talk about is bioheat, it’s just one small measure that people can take in order to start living a greener lifestyle.Has anyone ever heard of it, or has switched to it? I want to start taking initiative in turning my home into a greener household, one way I have started is by switching out all my lightbulbs in my home to energy efficient lightbulbs. And I am also seriously considering switching over to bioheat as an alternative to regular oilheat. The thing that I love the most about it is that it’s completely clean burning, and is comprised of a b5 blend of oils which are derived from natural plant and vegetable sustainable resources such as corn, hemp, and avocados just to name a few. If you all want more information on how bioheat, just go on to http://oilheatamerica.com/index.mv?screen=bioheat I work with NORA to bring this info to you all! Something I want to talk about is bioheat, it’s just one small measure that people can take in order to start living a greener lifestyle.

Has anyone ever heard of it, or has switched to it? I want to start taking initiative in turning my home into a greener household, one way I have started is by switching out all my lightbulbs in my home to energy efficient lightbulbs. And I am also seriously considering switching over to bioheat as an alternative to regular oilheat. The thing that I love the most about it is that it’s completely clean burning, and is comprised of a b5 blend of oils which are derived from natural plant and vegetable sustainable resources such as corn, hemp, and avocados just to name a few. If you all want more information on how bioheat, just go on to http://oilheatamerica.com/index.mv?screen=bioheat I work with NORA to bring this info to you all!

]]> By: dianejwrighthttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/indian-railways-going-green-with-eco-toilets/comment-page-1/#comment-81577 dianejwright Fri, 16 May 2008 16:48:33 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/indian-railways-going-green-with-eco-toilets/#comment-81577 "The leftover liquid from the first chamber flows into the secondary chamber where it is treated with chlorine before disposal."I hope this means disposal in a proper waste treatment facility because chlorine, as we know, isn't the greatest environmental addition. I wonder if they'll be dumping the chlorine on the rails? Oish! “The leftover liquid from the first chamber flows into the secondary chamber where it is treated with chlorine before disposal.”

I hope this means disposal in a proper waste treatment facility because chlorine, as we know, isn’t the greatest environmental addition. I wonder if they’ll be dumping the chlorine on the rails? Oish!

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