What are Green Train Corridors?
- Green Train Corridors are sections of the railways which will be free of human waste discharge on the tracks.
- Trains running on these corridors will be equipped with bio-toilets.
- Thus, it will completely stop discharge of human waste from trains onto the ground which in turn would help in improving cleanliness and hygiene.
- The 114-km long Rameswaram-Manamadurai section of Tamil Nadu was made the India’s first Green Rail Corridor in July 2016