From now, toilets in buses

Benguluru December 12 : Karnataka state road transportation had come up with decision in-order to develop the bio-toilets in their respective buses in coming months.

The KSRTC have 8400 buses and 1000 of these are high-end that are used mainly for long-distance travel.

"We are in talks with companies such as Scania, Volvo, and Mercedes to install bio-toilets in the buses they provide. We are yet to decide the routes in which this facility will be provided," said Rajender Kumar Kataria, Managing Director, KSRTC.

The waste generated from these toilets will be converted into manure and sold said by the Managing director.

As of now, five buses plying from Bangalore airport to Mysore are fitted with normal toilets. "The problem with these buses is maintenance. We do not have space in Mysore to clean it.

Besides, we cannot stop and clear toilets during every trip, as it is a waste of time and money," said a KSRTC official.

Mr. Kataria said the waste generated from the toilets will be converted into manure with the help of micro-organisms.

"This will be sold to those who approach us. We met railway officials to learn how bio-toilets function," said Mr. Kataria.