15636 Guwahati - Okha DWARKA EXPRESS at Kamakhya Jn (about 7 km from Guwahati). The train is hauled by Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) equipped ALCo WDM3D #11575 of DLS New Guwahati (NGC), NFR. This locomotive will haul the train upto Lucknow (NR).
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Notice the coaches of the train, each of the coaches are fitted with BIO-TOILET; it is a new initiative of Indian Railways to deal with the problem of human waste discharge from trains. It is an anaerobic bacteria based technology jointly developed bt RDSO & DRDO. ...
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The Okha - Kanalus Junction (141 Kms) and Porbandar - Wansjaliya (34 Kms) sections of Gujarat in Western Railway have been dedicated as Green Corridor Sections (Free from human waste discharge from trains) in order to contribute to mission ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India. As a result of which the Guwahati - Okha - Guwahati Dwarka Express was also fitted with BIO-TOILET, as this this train traverses through the Okha-Kanalus GREEN CORRIDOR SECTION.
Earlier, Rameswaram - Manamadurai (114 Kms) section of Tamil Nadu in Southern Railway was also declared as GREEN CORRIDOR SECTION.
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