Toilets

Diptendu Roy quit journalism to launch Eloo in 2018, in order to build accessible and clean public restrooms along highways.

On World Toilet Day, India's prominent sanitaryware brand, Hindware is initiating a social impact movement to send girls back to school with a promise of safety and dignity. Here's how.

“Even in areas where water is scarce, these toilets work well as there's no need of water,” says SCOPE founder Marachi Subburaman.

"If you involve people in schemes, there is very little scope for failure,” says founder NK Perumal.

Other than this, his organisation is installing unique, innovative toilets in rural India. Installed at 50 places, these toilets are made of fiberglass discarded by the windmill industry -- killing two birds with one stone. Find out how.

When asked why he chose this space, he says, “I saw that the problem before us was huge and did not see much work going into finding solutions, so I decided to take it up.”

To provide enough sanitation provisions for the residents and tourists, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation has now directed the hotels and restaurant owners to allow women and children to use toilets in their premises for free.

“What makes Biate remarkable is that there are no strictly enforced rules here. There are no legal penalties for smoking in public places, for urinating in the open and for littering. They just don’t do it.”

Reports say one person has died every five days cleaning sewers and septic tanks across the country. A black mark that must be erased!

This home runs on fresh air and sunlight. Built on a 220 sq ft plot, the home is equipped with solar panels and a sewage managing unit, and can accommodate up to six people. It took two months and cost about Rs 1.5 lakh.