RINL launches e-Toilets at Ukkunagaram

Visakhapatnam: RINL-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant launched two automated e-Toilets at its tri-weekly market in Ukkunagaram for utilisation of vendors and general public under ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ programme.

These e-Toilets are totally unmanned and first of its kind installed for public utility within the Steel Plant township. Visteel Mahila Samithi (VMS) has taken up the installation of toilets under RINL CSR initiative.

DN Rao Director (Operations), RINL, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, launched the toilets facility in the presence of Bindoo Mohapatra, President, VMS, and other members from VMS, officials of CSR and town administration departments.

P Madhusudan, CMD RINL, commended the efforts of VMS and CSR Department, for taking up the initiative and hoped that the facility would definitely eliminate open defecation in the township.

The toilets are GPRS enabled. Even during a power shutdown, the toilets will work for six hours using battery back-up. When water level drops in the overhead tank, it will alert the officials concerned.

Furthermore, the doors are automatically locked if there is no water in the overhead tank. Due to these factors, the toilets will always remain tidy.