CM inaugurates pink bus toilet in Civil Lines area on 1st day of Navratri

Gorakhpur : To enhance facilities ensuring the dignity and respect of women, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the pink bus toilet on Park Road in Civil Lines on the first day of Sharadiya Navratri.

On this occasion, the Chief Minister flagged off door-to-door garbage collection vehicles, state-of-the-art sewage cleaning machines, the Bandicoot robot, and a de-watering faecal sludge safety machine imported under the Swachh Bharat Mission.

Additionally, he released the Swachh Pandal poster for Navratri Durgotsav, encouraging people to celebrate a zero-waste festival.

After cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the pink bus toilet, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inspected the facility and reviewed the arrangements inside. He also inaugurated the café located behind the pink bus toilet, engaging with and encouraging the women managing the café.

With the launch of this pink bus toilet in the Civil Lines area by the Municipal Corporation, the total number of such facilities has now reached two. The first pink toilet is already operational in front of the Buddha Gate on Ramgarhtal Road.

The pink bus toilet has been created by modifying roadways buses that were declared as junk. It features both Indian and Western toilets, as well as a wash basin and a café. A solar system has also been installed to meet the electricity needs of the facility.

The café provides employment opportunities for women through the District Urban Development Agency (DUDA). Various food items will be available in the café.

With the flagging off of cleaning vehicles by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the city’s cleanliness system is set to be further strengthened. The CM launched 12 small vehicles and two large vehicles for door-to-door garbage collection, which are part of the Municipal Corporation’s cleaning fleet.

He also flagged off the de-watering faecal sludge safety machine, valued at approximately Rs 6 crore. This machine cleans safety tanks on narrow streets, separating sludge and sewage water through de-watering. The purified water can then be directly discharged into rivers or ponds.

Additionally, the Chief Minister inaugurated the Bandicoot robot, developed at the cost of around Rs 50 lakh. Operated remotely from the manhole, this robot eliminates the need for cleaning workers to enter dangerous and confined sewer pipes.

Present at the event were Mayor Dr. Manglesh Shrivastava, MLC and BJP State Vice President Dr. Dharmendra Singh, MLA Vipin Singh, Municipal Commissioner Gaurav Sogarwal, BJP Mahanagar President Rajesh Gupta, Councilor Ajay Rai, and several other councilors.