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Manipal student wins laurels for designing train toilet

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June 17, 2016

Manipal, Jun 17: Vinod Anthony Thomas (in pic) has done Faculty of Architecture (FOA) and Manipal University proud by clinching the second prize at an all-India competition organised by Research Designs and Standards Organisation, Lucknow.

ManipalIn keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clean India initiative, the Railways decided to hold a public competition for waterless and odourless toilets in trains. The competition was to design such toilets for operation and maintenance.

The jury comprised experts from Railways, industry and academia/research fields.

Ten entries were shortlisted and the designers had to present their projects to the jury on May 31.

Vinod's design was adjudged the second best in the results announced on June 14 and bagged Rs 75,000 as prize money. The second place was shared by another designer, Rahul Garg and team member Saurabh Hans.

Vinod, a 10th semester student of FOA, has designed a toilet which does away with problems in the existing system of disposal of human waste on the tracks.

His project also mentions that the existing model of toilets are not subjected to effective flushing resulting in the accumulation of dirt and therefore the foul smell.

His design introduces a system of waste management, which prevents generation of foul smell and replacing the system of flushing toilets with water by a conveyor system carrying waste in a hermetically sealed pocket to a large collection bin to store waste and is run manually by a crank wheel.

The bin has been designed in a way to reduce the amount of waste by way of decomposition and forced ventilation (evaporation of water).

Director, Faculty of Architecture, Prof Nishant H Manapure said Vinod has brought laurels to Manipal University by bagging the second prize at the important competition.

“It's first of its kind for FOA and am hopeful the students will showcase their talent in future also”.

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satyameva jayate
 - 
Saturday, 18 Jun 2016

Congrats guys............Simple system yaar if aircraft dont drop shits on our heads....same system can be implemented for railway...........

Jaleel S
 - 
Saturday, 18 Jun 2016

Welldone bro.congrats

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January 3,2020

Chamarajanagar, Jan 3: The residents of Galipura layout in Chamarajanagar city boycotted the annual Community Based Survey (CBS), conducted by the Health and Family Welfare department, mistaking it to be the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Majority of the residents in the layout belong to Muslim community. The people, who mistook CBS to the NRC survey, got into arguments with the Asha workers, who were given the responsibility of collecting information. They even tore the forms into pieces and vent their ire.

The Health Department conducts CBS every year in the urban areas and collects all details including Aadhaar number, residential address, details of family members, health problems and others.

Fifteen Asha workers were deputed for the survey in the layout. A few youths started questioning them alleging it to be an NRC survey and started arguing with them.
Tahsildar Mahesh, District Health and Family Welfare Officer Dr N C Ravi, with the help of Muslim leaders cleared the confusion. The community leaders assured of explaining it to the residents and extend cooperation to the survey.

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abdullah
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Sunday, 5 Jan 2020

Its not the fault of the residents.  Sanghis are planning to approach citizins disguised as health workers and else to get  details of residents.   such trouble makers should be noted and handed over to police.   Police should arrest such fake people and put in jail.   such fake people are trying to terrify poors and collect money assuring to help them.   So, please be careful.   

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April 26,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 26: Three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 503 as per Karnataka government.

There are 302 active COVID-19 cases in Karnataka presently, while 182 patients have been discharged, 19 deaths have been reported, state government informed.

The total number of positive coronavirus cases across the country are 26,917, including 20,177 active cases of the virus. So far, 5,913 patients have either been cured or discharged while 826 deaths have been recorded in the country, as per data provided by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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May 28,2020

Udupi, May 28: The India Meteorologic Department (IMD) on Thursday warned fishermen in coastal belt of Karnataka against venturing out into the deep sea between May 31 and June 4.

The Department stated that depression is expected to occur in the south-eastern part of Arabian Sea and the nearby areas and it would be dangerous for the fishermen of Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep to go out towards the deep sea.

The Department officials said that they would provide information on development in weather conditions. In the backdrop of the current weather forecast, however, the fishermen in the western coastline were advised against venturing into the sea.

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