FUTURISTIC SOLUTIONS, CURRENT SCENARIOS

eToilets, the self-flushing, self-monitoring technology-based sanitation solution, is no longer a dream, but has been brought into reality by Eram Scientific Solutions (ESS). The easily portable eToilet is indigenous revenue generating, innovatively designed and engineered public sanitation model with a unique ambience to suit Indian cities and urban locations. Laced with sensors, it detects usage and is pre-programmed to automatically clean itself after every use. Made with stainless steel for durability and non-corrosion, it generates its own electricity, needs no manual intervention or maintenance and saves energy and water while functioning efficiently.

Eram Scientific Solutions, the developer of eToilets, is part of Saudi Arabia-based US$ 1 billion Eram Group, and is primarily a research and development social enterprise with focus on the water and sanitation sectors. The innovation began in 2008 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and the first eToilet unit was implemented on a pilot basis in Kozhikode in 2010. Since then 650 eToilets have been successfully implemented in 16 states across India. The project has received the Kerala Chief Minister’s Award for Public Innovation and among the more than 34 honours, awards and recognitions from across the world. The world’s largest donor organisation in sanitation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), has provided grants for further research and development.