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A top US engineers’ body has lauded low-cost toilet technology developed by Indian NGO Sulabh International.
In India, more people have access to mobile phones than to toilets, according to a recent study by the UN. India still tops the list of countries where people defecate in the open, with this number estimated at 640 million.
Dr Bindeshwar Pathak and his team from Sulabh International have developed an indigenous two-pit toilet technology that can also be used in producing biogas.
The World Environment & Water Resources Congress, organised by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) at Providence, Rhodes Island said the low-cost sanitation technology stands to make a difference in the lives of millions.
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Delivering the keynote address at the congress, Dr Pathak said the NGO would soon launch its sanitation campaign in 50 countries. He appealed to technical experts to join hands with his organisation to achieve the UN’s Millennium Development goals relating to sanitation and hygiene.
Sulabh International is a pioneer in the field of biogas generation from public toilet complexes. After a series of experiments, the organisation developed a more efficient design of biogas plant that has been approved by the Indian Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy.
Pathak-designed toilets are used by ten million people daily, helping push the number of people in rural India with access to a toilet from 27% five years ago to 59% today.
Sulabh technology has also been used to construct over 5 500 public-toilet complexes in cities across south and central Asia, for people who are homeless or who have no sanitation in their houses.
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It is still a puzzle why most of the villagers are migrating to cities in India. There is no proper basic sanitary facil